as in agricultural
engaged in or concerned with agriculture
an agrarian community the nation's agrarian history
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Recent Examples of agrarian
The small yet growing city about 25 miles east of Tampa is a place that relishes small-town values and its agrarian past.
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Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
At the time, the island was still an agrarian place, where farmers tended rice paddies and raised water buffalos, but the possibility of war was manifest in the landscape.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
The Federalists dreamed of a commercial colossus rivaling the empires of Europe, whereas the Republicans imagined a simple, agrarian republic of yeoman farmers defended by citizen militias, with no need for a federal military academy.
—Ryan Shaw / Made By History, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
His dollies through agrarian acres are not meant to drum up suspense.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
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Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
At the time, the island was still an agrarian place, where farmers tended rice paddies and raised water buffalos, but the possibility of war was manifest in the landscape.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
The Federalists dreamed of a commercial colossus rivaling the empires of Europe, whereas the Republicans imagined a simple, agrarian republic of yeoman farmers defended by citizen militias, with no need for a federal military academy.
—Ryan Shaw / Made By History, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
His dollies through agrarian acres are not meant to drum up suspense.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agrarian
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The center, which is the home of the National Western Sock Show, has been under redevelopment since 2019 as the city and several partners expand the facility into a year-round exhibition, agricultural education and entertainment campus.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2025
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The local government and group representatives believe the move would put Wyandotte County at the epicenter of agricultural education and events and bring millions in revenue annually.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Agrarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agrarian. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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