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Recent Examples of farmland
Mustique was bought for £45,000 in 1958 by Colin Tennant, who later became Lord Glenconner, with the intention of developing it as farmland.
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
The Colorado River provides water for about 35 million people and 5 million acres of farmland, from the Rocky Mountains to northern Mexico.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Otherwise, the drive down Wyoga Lake Road offers no signs of what resides on this patch of farmland, donated in the 1960s to build an all-boys high school.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Spanning just over 50,000 acres, the estate includes forestry, farmland, a hydroelectric dam, and a grouse moor.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
The Colorado River provides water for about 35 million people and 5 million acres of farmland, from the Rocky Mountains to northern Mexico.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Otherwise, the drive down Wyoga Lake Road offers no signs of what resides on this patch of farmland, donated in the 1960s to build an all-boys high school.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Spanning just over 50,000 acres, the estate includes forestry, farmland, a hydroelectric dam, and a grouse moor.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmland
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Palestinian officials said settlers burned cars, desecrated mosques, ransacked industrial plants and destroyed cropland.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Dec. 2025
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In Mongolia’s eastern steppes, an initiative implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is helping farmers revive more than 11,000 hectares of cropland through no-till farming and intercropping—restoring productivity while protecting ecosystems.—
Kaveh Zahedi,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The kitchen is the portion that was the original farm house, and the rest was built later.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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There is an ill horse at Elijah Wentworth’s farm, so Siegfried and Tristan go to check it out.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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The 1952 novel follows the story of an unlikely farmyard friendship between a spider named Charlotte and a pig named Wilbur.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Nov. 2025
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Now open, the Activity Yard is an all-access pass to farmyard fun featuring Tiny Town – a pint-sized kids village – hillside slide, paint-a-farm-truck, farm animals, corn bin, bubble stations and more.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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The seven-time Oscar nominee, known for his performances in two Godfather films, Apocalypse Now, The Great Santini, Lonesome Dove and The Apostle, died Sunday at home on his Virginia ranch, his wife, Luciana, announced.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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Ronald Reagan President Ronald Reagan favored straightforward American cooking, including steak served at his California ranch, Rancho del Cielo.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Farmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmland. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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