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
However, two devastating challenges not readily realized are flooding and future water scarcity affecting our farms and ranches.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
But people like him weren’t willing to watch their homes and ranches go up in flames without a fight.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Sweet Country was about our grandfathers, who were taken as children to become slaves on cattle stations, on ranches.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
The all-new Endless Highways Frontier Edition takes the brand's most powerful trailer to new aesthetic heights, warming up the interior of the vintage riveted-aluminum fuselage with a rustic cabin inspired by the mountain ranches and pioneer homesteads of the American West.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026
In October, a juvenile wolf from the Beyem Seyo pack in Sierra County was shot to death by a CDFW officer who mistook it for one of three adult animals that had been preying on cattle from local ranches.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
In recent years, Boulder has become a hub for high-end real estate, whether that’s spacious farms and ranches or contemporary mansions.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
Some landowners worry the power lines could cross near their homes and ranches.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Cattle are common on many of the ranches.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
But people like him weren’t willing to watch their homes and ranches go up in flames without a fight.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Sweet Country was about our grandfathers, who were taken as children to become slaves on cattle stations, on ranches.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
The all-new Endless Highways Frontier Edition takes the brand's most powerful trailer to new aesthetic heights, warming up the interior of the vintage riveted-aluminum fuselage with a rustic cabin inspired by the mountain ranches and pioneer homesteads of the American West.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026
In October, a juvenile wolf from the Beyem Seyo pack in Sierra County was shot to death by a CDFW officer who mistook it for one of three adult animals that had been preying on cattle from local ranches.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
In recent years, Boulder has become a hub for high-end real estate, whether that’s spacious farms and ranches or contemporary mansions.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
Some landowners worry the power lines could cross near their homes and ranches.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Cattle are common on many of the ranches.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranches
farms
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As the 19th century turned into the 20th, hundreds of thousands of cows were living on hundreds of small dairy farms cast across the broad plain of what is now crowded with homes, streets, businesses and freeways.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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However, two devastating challenges not readily realized are flooding and future water scarcity affecting our farms and ranches.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Ranches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranches. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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