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Recent Examples of arable
Some power centers were located within transition zones, while others were not; this may be due to the need for arable land, an additional factor that was key to power centers.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
But Brazil has several advantages over the U.S., not the least of which is its ability to vastly expand its area of arable farmland.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
And the infrastructure needed for adequate food production – greenhouses, arable lands, orchards, livestock and food production facilities – has been destroyed or heavily damaged.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
These plots comprised one of four habitat types: forest, grassland, arable land and human settlements (Figure 2, also see Figure 3).
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
But Brazil has several advantages over the U.S., not the least of which is its ability to vastly expand its area of arable farmland.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
And the infrastructure needed for adequate food production – greenhouses, arable lands, orchards, livestock and food production facilities – has been destroyed or heavily damaged.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
These plots comprised one of four habitat types: forest, grassland, arable land and human settlements (Figure 2, also see Figure 3).
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arable
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The event also will pay tribute to the state's agricultural diversity, which is second only to California, organizers said.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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Due to industrial sugar cane and pineapple mono-cropping, and a historic lack of Indigenous agricultural autonomy, our once plentiful endemic plants are now under threat.—
D. Kauwila Mahi,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 July 2025
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The group trains in Livermore at Basso’s Arena, tucked within the Tri-Valley’s rolling hills, where the agrarian lifestyle barely escapes the hustle and bustle of highway traffic and dense, multi-story buildings.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
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The natural disaster effectively wiped out thousands of years of human economic development, turning us back into an agrarian society overnight.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
1 July 2025
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“Arable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arable. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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