as in ranch
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock
a farm that has been in the same family for five generations
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Recent Examples of farm
Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
The sector is vast, including over 2 million cattle operations and 240,000 -300,000 soybean farms, many of which engage in both activities.
—Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
For example, doors open for the Soil to Fork Experience, where visitors learn about farming the Quintosapore way and are then treated to an outdoor lunch with a view of the hills and Città della Pieve in the distance.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Thus unleashed, my childhood self would go mad with unchecked power, petulantly turning dials just to see what happened to the citizens in my virtual ant farm.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
The sector is vast, including over 2 million cattle operations and 240,000 -300,000 soybean farms, many of which engage in both activities.
—Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
While some companies stay in constant contact with the master perfumer when making their scents, some other brands farm it out.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
For example, doors open for the Soil to Fork Experience, where visitors learn about farming the Quintosapore way and are then treated to an outdoor lunch with a view of the hills and Città della Pieve in the distance.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
Noun
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Victoria also plans to help Huntley revive the ranch's Christmas Holly-Day Dance.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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At Five-Star Wynn Tower Suites, Four Sixes Ranch Steakhouse channels the heritage of the legendary Texas ranch owned by Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Today, the best marketing leaders have to cultivate technical expertise and storytelling skills, as well as deep psychological awareness.—
Barbara Puszkiewicz-Cimino,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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And while stronger loyalty and business results will naturally follow, the true reward lies in cultivating those relationships.—
Geoff Robins,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Give them an autumnal makeover by planting flowering kale and nestling decorative pumpkins inside.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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While fall is a wonderful time to plant perennials and deciduous shrubs, there are also numerous annuals that can be planted in September and beyond.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The company applies a sociological attention to the gestures and dilemmas of people’s daily routines; once harvested, these insights are quickly incorporated into product designs.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Begin harvesting the larger, lower leaves when plants reach about eight inches in diameter.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Farmlands to wetlands George Tibbitts mostly farms rice, but his son Carson was tilling a safflower field on one mid-August morning.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The fragrance of dry grass mingled in the air with the dust kicked up by a tractor tilling in the distance.—
Elena Valeriote,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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