as in ranch
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock
a farm that has been in the same family for five generations
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Recent Examples of farm
Sarah Boden, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
But a number of large farms that distribute eggs around the country have been.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025
Jane Black, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
In addition to farming 3,100 acres, the family soon operated a seed and fertilizer business, warehouses, a peanut-shelling plant and a cotton gin.
—Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Sykes notes that many were barn cats and drank milk from infected cattle: A study published last summer found that about half of the infected cats on a dairy farm in north Texas died from the virus.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
But a number of large farms that distribute eggs around the country have been.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Philipps, who farm in the Mojave Desert, also hoped to make money selling saffron directly to consumers.
—Jane Black, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
In addition to farming 3,100 acres, the family soon operated a seed and fertilizer business, warehouses, a peanut-shelling plant and a cotton gin.
—Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
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The family has launched a GoFundMe to keep the ranch afloat.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Situated on 3,800 peaceful wooded acres, it was originally founded in the 1970s to be a working farm, cattle ranch, hunting reserve, and home for an Italian duke and duchess.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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At one point, lavender was cultivated on nearly 1,000 hectares of Hvar, and the island itself accounted for nearly 10 percent of the world’s total lavender production.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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As was the case in the Middle East and Afghanistan, ISIS' West Africa Province (ISWAP) cultivated local partnerships by capitalizing on existing conflicts between government forces and insurgents, including Nigeria's powerful Boko Haram, to establish itself as a major player in the region.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Its Ne Cede Malis Block was studied by University of California, Davis in the 1980s after the winery discovered field blend Petite Sirah vines and other Rhone varieties that were planted there in the 1930s.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2025
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Indiana is home to a new initiative aimed at keeping the next generation of Hoosier entrepreneurs planted here in the state.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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This could be the future of farming, according to Kiera Foti, brand manager at Atlantic Sea Farms, which harvested 1.3m pounds of seaweed last year, the majority of the US seaweed crop.—
Heide Brandes,
thehustle.co,
24 Jan. 2025
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When users follow these steps, they are redirected to a fake Microsoft login page, where their credentials are harvested.—
Perry Carpenter,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The mass cultivation of crops that are specially bred to grow larger roots—a concept being tested on a small scale right now—along with farming methods that avoid tilling the soil, could store huge amounts of carbon dioxide as underground biomass for several decades or longer.—
Inês Azevedo,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Apr. 2020
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Eventually, if the economics and logistics work out, these could catch on in row crops, those planted in rows that can be tilled by machinery.—
Michelle Weber,
Longreads,
7 Nov. 2024
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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