free-range
adjective
: allowed to range and forage with relative freedom
free-range chickens
also
: of, relating to, or produced by free-range animals
free-range eggs
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This ‘free-range’ concept was initially developed by the Dutch company Oystertainment over 24 years ago, and the model has since been adopted around the world.
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Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Dec. 2025
On Morgan Island, off the coast of South Carolina, the company also manages a free-range breeding colony of thirty-seven hundred monkeys for the National Institutes of Health.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Charles Coker, owner of T/C Outfitters near Hondo, Texas, manages thousands of acres of free-range whitetail habitat and runs dozens of feeders.
—Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell are embracing free-range parenting.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
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Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Dec. 2025
On Morgan Island, off the coast of South Carolina, the company also manages a free-range breeding colony of thirty-seven hundred monkeys for the National Institutes of Health.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Charles Coker, owner of T/C Outfitters near Hondo, Texas, manages thousands of acres of free-range whitetail habitat and runs dozens of feeders.
—Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell are embracing free-range parenting.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for free-range
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“Free-range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free-range. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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