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
An uncontained blaze in Utah’s Juab County has scorched 34 square miles, forcing the evacuation of Eureka and nearby ranches as firefighters race to shield homes amid fierce winds.
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Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
But people who spend time around livestock — including kids who visit relatives’ ranches, ride at lesson barns or wander the Stockyards on a weekend — should know what an infestation looks like and report anything unusual to a veterinarian.
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Ciara McCarthy. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
The project’s signature offerings are 13 rooftop barn homes, with designs inspired by traditional ranches found throughout the Mountain West.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Many of us were unable to live there and continued to live as farm workers on the various ranches.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Unlike the majority of the state’s ranches, LMR is less than a 10 minute drive from town, Big Sky Town Center.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
The ranches are also home to several horses and other animals, as evidenced by Nicole's Instagram.
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Kaitlin Stevens,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Yaupon grows throughout the Outer Banks, Dean says, referring to the barrier islands off North Carolina's coast, as well as coastal states and inland on ranches in the Southeast.
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Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
12 June 2026
Since 2019, Shaghaghi has served as principal investigator for the HA project, guiding its evolution from prototype to a robust, field‑tested irrigation automation system that supports small ranches and community farms in California.
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Ashley Moran,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 June 2026
Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
But people who spend time around livestock — including kids who visit relatives’ ranches, ride at lesson barns or wander the Stockyards on a weekend — should know what an infestation looks like and report anything unusual to a veterinarian.
—
Ciara McCarthy. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
The project’s signature offerings are 13 rooftop barn homes, with designs inspired by traditional ranches found throughout the Mountain West.
—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Many of us were unable to live there and continued to live as farm workers on the various ranches.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Unlike the majority of the state’s ranches, LMR is less than a 10 minute drive from town, Big Sky Town Center.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
The ranches are also home to several horses and other animals, as evidenced by Nicole's Instagram.
—
Kaitlin Stevens,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Yaupon grows throughout the Outer Banks, Dean says, referring to the barrier islands off North Carolina's coast, as well as coastal states and inland on ranches in the Southeast.
—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
12 June 2026
Since 2019, Shaghaghi has served as principal investigator for the HA project, guiding its evolution from prototype to a robust, field‑tested irrigation automation system that supports small ranches and community farms in California.
—
Ashley Moran,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranches
farms
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Because data centers tend to be built in clusters where public policy is forgiving and resources plentiful, the bulk of Americans who share their neighborhood with server farms live in a relatively small handful of states, such as Virginia and Texas.
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In 2025, those farms delivered 351 metric tons of cotton grown on 2,030 dryland acres.
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“Ranches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranches. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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