as in farm
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock
lives on a cattle ranch in Texas that's as big as the whole state of Rhode Island
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Recent Examples of ranch
United by a series of missing person cases, they’re led to a vast, sprawling and remote ranch in the remote Outback.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
The Parmesan ranch of it all also didn't disappoint; the flavor mix was expectedly savory and crowd-pleasing, but balanced and never overwhelming the true star of it all—the potato.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
The giraffes Jackson's ranch was home to several giraffes.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Environmental attorney Clay Henderson remembered suing Gray over plans to develop his family’s ranch in DeBary.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
The Parmesan ranch of it all also didn't disappoint; the flavor mix was expectedly savory and crowd-pleasing, but balanced and never overwhelming the true star of it all—the potato.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
The giraffes Jackson's ranch was home to several giraffes.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Environmental attorney Clay Henderson remembered suing Gray over plans to develop his family’s ranch in DeBary.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranch
farm
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The precocious Church was embraced by the Cole household at a farm, known as Cedar Grove, in Catskill.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In 1998, as many as 1,000 birds – mostly pelicans, wading birds and raptors – died around Lake Apopka, a tragedy blamed on poisoning from the pesticides used on the muck farms.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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