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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Doctors are not a flock of free-range chickens wandering about offices and hospitals and making up best practices, one clinician at the time.
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Robert M. Califf, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
Diners can customize their meal with entrées that include tenderloin steak, crusted salmon and free-range chicken breast and sides of risotto and vegetables.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Like a lighthouse, this parenting style provides a stable source of guidance without being over-involved, as seen with helicopter parenting, or too hands-off, like with free-range parenting.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025
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.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Dec. 2025
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Robert M. Califf, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
Diners can customize their meal with entrées that include tenderloin steak, crusted salmon and free-range chicken breast and sides of risotto and vegetables.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Like a lighthouse, this parenting style provides a stable source of guidance without being over-involved, as seen with helicopter parenting, or too hands-off, like with free-range parenting.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025
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.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Dec. 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 15 Feb. 2026.
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