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
The Career Technical Education aspect of her job involves helping students with technical pathway courses such as agriculture, auto shop and digital media.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
The 17-day event will also feature food, carnival rides and agriculture competitions.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Yet the country’s economic ties with China, particularly in agriculture and manufacturing, remain strong, and its leaders want to avoid being drawn into a U.S.-Chinese conflict.
—Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
His technologies have already been distributed in labs globally, resulting in thousands of advances in research, biomedicine, and agriculture, and have already shown life-saving results in treatment of T-cell leukemia, sickle cell disease, beta-thalassemia, and high cholesterol.
—Ashley Lan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
The 17-day event will also feature food, carnival rides and agriculture competitions.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Yet the country’s economic ties with China, particularly in agriculture and manufacturing, remain strong, and its leaders want to avoid being drawn into a U.S.-Chinese conflict.
—Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
His technologies have already been distributed in labs globally, resulting in thousands of advances in research, biomedicine, and agriculture, and have already shown life-saving results in treatment of T-cell leukemia, sickle cell disease, beta-thalassemia, and high cholesterol.
—Ashley Lan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agriculture
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In Maryland, 26 Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities programs were operating, dealing with 50 commodities and 88 farming practices, according to the USDA.—
Karl Blankenship,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2025
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From growing, farming and harvesting to cooking, eating, celebrating and surviving, the finalist photos selected from thousands of entries from more than 70 countries, offer a unique insight into the lives of people around the world through the lens of food.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Agriculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agriculture. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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