as in farms
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 ranches
McGuane’s cowboys lose fights—for women, for their ranches, for their dreams—and tend to know when they’ve been beaten.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
The pack became unusually accustomed to feeding on livestock from nearby ranches, ultimately killing 87 cows, calves and sheep in just over six months, according to state wildlife officials.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
In the heat of summer, two young women from neighboring ranches discover a love that challenges them to reimagine desire, home, and their futures.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
He’s even invested in two ranches in Texas for filming locations and other production assets that are used in his shows.
—William Earl, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Clement, whose family business has operated multiple ranches over the last 400 years, said American ranching has evolved and has become more efficient.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Located amidst horse ranches in the city’s southernmost stretch, the garden spans the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park with more than 200 plots, including 10 quarter-acre farms leased for $324 to $1,600 per year.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
The driest state in the country is often hit by droughts, but that hasn’t stopped developers from buying up ranches and farmland to build homes or businesses.
—Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
There are a thousand or so sanctioned rodeos every year around the country—the pro kind can offer million-dollar purses—but there are also many more smaller rodeos held every week on family ranches, 4-H fairgrounds, or tribal land.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
The pack became unusually accustomed to feeding on livestock from nearby ranches, ultimately killing 87 cows, calves and sheep in just over six months, according to state wildlife officials.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
In the heat of summer, two young women from neighboring ranches discover a love that challenges them to reimagine desire, home, and their futures.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
He’s even invested in two ranches in Texas for filming locations and other production assets that are used in his shows.
—William Earl, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Clement, whose family business has operated multiple ranches over the last 400 years, said American ranching has evolved and has become more efficient.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Located amidst horse ranches in the city’s southernmost stretch, the garden spans the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park with more than 200 plots, including 10 quarter-acre farms leased for $324 to $1,600 per year.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
The driest state in the country is often hit by droughts, but that hasn’t stopped developers from buying up ranches and farmland to build homes or businesses.
—Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
There are a thousand or so sanctioned rodeos every year around the country—the pro kind can offer million-dollar purses—but there are also many more smaller rodeos held every week on family ranches, 4-H fairgrounds, or tribal land.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranches
farms
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Smarter, more granular monitoring systems can help direct funding to small farms, giving them access to the emerging global carbon market.—
Kaveh Zahedi,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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They had been driven from their farms by drought and poor agricultural practices that left topsoil vulnerable to erosion.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Ranches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranches. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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