as in agrarian
engaged in or concerned with agriculture
he grew up in an agricultural community and farming was still in his blood
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Recent Examples of agricultural
According to the team, their recent work demonstrates that farmers across Southwest Asia were making decisions based on complex, strategic agricultural techniques as far back as 4,000 years ago.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
Philip Martin, a professor of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Davis, believes that farmers should be rewarded for following the rules.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
And despite Japanese agricultural ministry trying to coax tea growers to switch to tencha from regular green tea, many are reluctant to do so, concerned that the matcha boom will fade.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
These studies, like most studies that assess environmental exposures, typically cannot determine causality between agricultural-pesticide exposure and autism risk.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
Philip Martin, a professor of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Davis, believes that farmers should be rewarded for following the rules.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
And despite Japanese agricultural ministry trying to coax tea growers to switch to tencha from regular green tea, many are reluctant to do so, concerned that the matcha boom will fade.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
These studies, like most studies that assess environmental exposures, typically cannot determine causality between agricultural-pesticide exposure and autism risk.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agricultural
agrarian
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More of the past awaits in the Boxley Valley Historic District, where the remains of an enduring agrarian community collide with some of the park's most beloved wildlife.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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This era saw the rise of factories and reduction in agrarian economy.—
Ankit Pathak,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Agricultural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agricultural. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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