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
The couple got engaged on Thanksgiving in 2023 at the Fieri family's sprawling ranch in Northern California.
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Erin Clack, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Huston was forced to evacuate her ranch in the Sierra Nevada mountain range during the event.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Dillon’s journey to running the ranch took an unexpected turn through the restaurant industry.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
One family ranch will continue an agricultural legacy begun in 1970 even as subdivisions replace farmland throughout Northwest Arkansas.
—Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
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Erin Clack, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Huston was forced to evacuate her ranch in the Sierra Nevada mountain range during the event.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Dillon’s journey to running the ranch took an unexpected turn through the restaurant industry.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
One family ranch will continue an agricultural legacy begun in 1970 even as subdivisions replace farmland throughout Northwest Arkansas.
—Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranch
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According to camp founder Jamie Loftus, the SUV drove through a farm field before hitting the east wall of the camp building.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Tire tracks were still visible on Tuesday along the farm field where her Jeep tore through before hitting the building.—
Sara Tenenbaum, Sara Machi, Ian Lee,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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