as in ranches
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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as in plants
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on
we're planning on farming 50 acres the first year
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Recent Examples of farms
Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
These factors are steadily eroding the viability of family farms and the broader agricultural economy.
—Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Head just out of town to see covered bridges, farms, antique shops, and apple orchards selling apples and cider doughnuts.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Rivian also faces opposition from some residents who say the plant is an inappropriate neighbor to farms and will pollute the groundwater.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
We're surrounded by horse farms and lots of bourbon.
—Gili Malinsky
zachary Green, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Mining became capital-intensive and was dominated by large industrial entities capable of investing in extensive ASIC farms.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The city has been home over the years to potato chip manufacturers, dairy farms and a distillery, as well as companies that made shoe polish, keys and locks, and radios.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
Federal officials have already raided, among others, California car washes and marijuana farms, a Louisiana racetrack, a Florida construction site and a Nebraska meatpacking plant.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Johnson, who began growing collard greens at 3, now farms on about an acre of land that has been passed down in the family.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Trump’s 2024 reëlection PAC received ten million dollars from the multinational conglomerate British American Tobacco, which farms an especially polluting, soil-depleting, and pesticide-intensive crop, and which has been sued for profiting from child labor.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
The alliance, which farms more than just watermelons, had the Watermelon Crawl at several different locations over the years, Chope said.
—Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
Participating buyers agree to purchase produce from farms that adhere to the program’s stringent set of protections for workers, let workers be informed about their rights by the CIW and allow independent auditors to investigate complaints from their fields.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
These factors are steadily eroding the viability of family farms and the broader agricultural economy.
—Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Head just out of town to see covered bridges, farms, antique shops, and apple orchards selling apples and cider doughnuts.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Rivian also faces opposition from some residents who say the plant is an inappropriate neighbor to farms and will pollute the groundwater.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
We're surrounded by horse farms and lots of bourbon.
—Gili Malinsky
zachary Green, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Mining became capital-intensive and was dominated by large industrial entities capable of investing in extensive ASIC farms.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The city has been home over the years to potato chip manufacturers, dairy farms and a distillery, as well as companies that made shoe polish, keys and locks, and radios.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
Federal officials have already raided, among others, California car washes and marijuana farms, a Louisiana racetrack, a Florida construction site and a Nebraska meatpacking plant.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
Johnson, who began growing collard greens at 3, now farms on about an acre of land that has been passed down in the family.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Trump’s 2024 reëlection PAC received ten million dollars from the multinational conglomerate British American Tobacco, which farms an especially polluting, soil-depleting, and pesticide-intensive crop, and which has been sued for profiting from child labor.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
The alliance, which farms more than just watermelons, had the Watermelon Crawl at several different locations over the years, Chope said.
—Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farms
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In March, the agency cut more than $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to purchase goods from local farms and ranches.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
15 Sep. 2025
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Morro Bay was once a bustling port city that primarily dealt in the shipment of dairy and beef from the local ranches in the area.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Both plants bloom for months on end.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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Stray Bullets • In this week’s post-credits scene, Adrian removes the pants of the drunk, sleeping John Economos and plants a tender kiss on his forehead.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These employees retain valuable business knowledge, networks and the drive that cultivates the workplace culture.—
Gilda D'Incerti,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Through the inevitable challenges of constant change, the bonds an entrepreneur cultivates in the present can prompt their greatest accomplishments in the near future.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In Washington, Yonder Cider harvests apples from the orchards of Wenatchee Valley within the state’s Apple Country.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Across the Andes in Mendoza, Argentina, winemaker Rodrigo Romero harvests 70-year-old vines for Pascual Toso Alta Cabernet Sauvignon, which is noted for its depth, complexity, and concentration.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Farms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farms. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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