Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smallholdings
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Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson planted pecans at their plantations, with Washington being known to carry them around in his pockets as a snack.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Besides entertainment, people come to a luau for the food – a feast combining Hawaiian and local fare brought by the immigrants who came in the 19th and 20th centuries to work on the plantations.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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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
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Designed for a Vanderbilt who never moved in, its monumental rooms were plucked from European manors and have somehow remained more or less unchanged for nearly a century.—
Robert Khederian,
Curbed,
17 Sep. 2025
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Arched porticoes wrap the exterior, opening out to views of the gardens, vines, and olive trees below.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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There are scenic halls, pagodas and pavilions; gardens of immaculate topiary; and tranquil water features, including ponds with koi carp.—
Vicky Smith,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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Along with the rows and rows of grapevines, the land is planted with orchards for your enjoyment.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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Avocado orchards are gone and beehives destroyed.—
Josiane Yazbeck,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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Candidate campaigns get favorable ad rates from TV stations and other outlets compared to independent expenditure committees, meaning direct donations go further.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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Burns also weighed in on federal cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provided crucial funding for PBS, NPR and local radio and television stations.—
Juhi Doshi,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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The fate of many farms depends on this final step, and doing it efficiently and in a timely way is critical for product quality and the logistics of getting it to the market.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Anne-Marie Flynn, executive director of West Marin Community Services, which is distributing the Nature Conservancy payments to people living on the farms and ranches, said 17 households remain on the land, accounting for about 54 people.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Smallholdings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smallholdings. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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