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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The existence of Ichkabal was only confirmed in 1996, after a local ranch owner had reported traces of stone temples to archaeologists at Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History.
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Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Fans wore mostly fresh-from-the-ranch cowboy hats.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
Jim Mitchum, the actor son of Hollywood great Robert Mitchum who at 16 starred with his father in the 1958 cult classic Thunder Road, died following a lengthy illness September 20 at his ranch home in Skull Valley, Arizona.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
After Robert Mitchum’s death in July 1997 at age 79, Jim continued to breed racing quarter horses at his ranch in Skull Valley.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
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Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Fans wore mostly fresh-from-the-ranch cowboy hats.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
Jim Mitchum, the actor son of Hollywood great Robert Mitchum who at 16 starred with his father in the 1958 cult classic Thunder Road, died following a lengthy illness September 20 at his ranch home in Skull Valley, Arizona.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
After Robert Mitchum’s death in July 1997 at age 79, Jim continued to breed racing quarter horses at his ranch in Skull Valley.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranch
farm
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The technology can power urban environments, hospitals, remote farms/communities, mining/construction sites, factories, high rises, and offices.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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Bailout packages for soy farms may cost taxpayers $24 billion, the WSJ reports, as the market for animal feed evaporates.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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