smallholdings

Definition of smallholdingsnext
plural of smallholding, chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smallholdings
Noun
  • After consulting police databases, investigators verified that the three men had been linked to recent thefts of opium poppy from legal plantations intended for pharmaceutical use and located in the province of Albacete.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Exhibits — including displays of traditional art and the accounts of community members’ experiences — show how isolation on coastal and island plantations led them to create a culture, food and language of their own, drawing heavily on influences carried from Africa.
    Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Let alone seek revenge by annexing the manors of your enemies.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Virginia‘s countryside is dotted with traditional farmhouses and manors, but one in the foothills of the Southwest Mountains has been given a contemporary twist by a New York architect.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Güell’s vision was to build an estate for affluent families—Gaudí planned 60 homes, a market, and gardens inspired by British parks (which explains the English spelling of the Catalan word parc), but the scheme never took off.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Towering glass and timber doors open to reveal views all the way through to a central courtyard hosting a swimming pool with a Baja shelf and spa, a fire pit, sun lounges, an alfresco dining patio, and grassy lawns laced with olive trees and lush gardens beyond.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
  • While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster.
    Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Stone villages cling to hillsides above orchards while rivers slice through limestone gorges below.
    Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
  • People who own orchards rarely crave apples.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The wall behind the bed is embroidered with gold metallic silk; the bedside drawer is stocked with charging stations, chargers, and wireless charging pads.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
  • All those dots are radio stations around the world.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Part of the cleanup involves moving the snow to snow farms in the city and melting it there, Wu said.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • According to the news release, all of the produce was brought in by Food 4 Thought and sourced from small California farms, reinforcing the district’s Global Citizen competency and commitment to environmental responsibility.
    Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Smallholdings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smallholdings. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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