Thesaurus results for AGRICULTURE

agriculture

noun

ˈa-gri-ˌkəl-chər

as in farming

the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock the forest was cut down, and the land given over to agriculture

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Recent Examples of agriculture Latinos, who are overrepresented in outdoor industries such as agriculture and construction, were 43% more likely to live where labor hour losses were expected to be the highest because of heat. —

Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026 Russ said the investment policy changes were in line with recent executive orders and reinforced the importance of the oil and gas and agriculture industries to the state’s economy. —

Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 19 Feb. 2026 Jennifer Beals will play Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, the harvest, and the cycle of life and death. —

Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026 Tull, trained as a lawyer, was new to agriculture. —

Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for agriculture

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farming

Noun

Its creator, Eric Barone (known as ConcernedApe), worked on it alone straight out of college, inspired by its 1990s spiritual predecessor Harvest Moon, Nintendo’s cult-classic farming RPG.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Kathryn Palmer The drug lord was born Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, on July 17, 1966, in the small farming city of Aguililla in the western state of Michoacán, according to The Courier Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network.

— Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026