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
As a poet, novelist, and essayist, Wendell Berry is one of the great modern voices of agrarian values.
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René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Both candidates placed a premium on building the district’s roads, particularly west of the interstate where the area is still largely intersected by farm to market roads built for the area’s agrarian past.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
This includes some of the most fertile agrarian regions in the south of the country, which is a key supplier of grain to the world.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
While some worry about the industrialization of once-agrarian communities, others welcome the opportunity to cash in on soaring land prices or to generate additional income.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
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René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Both candidates placed a premium on building the district’s roads, particularly west of the interstate where the area is still largely intersected by farm to market roads built for the area’s agrarian past.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
This includes some of the most fertile agrarian regions in the south of the country, which is a key supplier of grain to the world.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
While some worry about the industrialization of once-agrarian communities, others welcome the opportunity to cash in on soaring land prices or to generate additional income.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for agrarian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agrarian
agricultural
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These modular reactors can eventually be connected directly to active factory smokestacks and local agricultural biorefineries.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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By leasing land owned by approximately 7,300 Maasai landowners, Cottar’s provides local communities with a sustainable income, while protecting wildlife habitat from agricultural development and subdivision.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Agrarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agrarian. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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