as in farms
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock
lives on a cattle ranch in Texas that's as big as the whole state of Rhode Island
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Recent Examples of ranches
Canals from the Deschutes still wind through Bend’s neighborhoods of single-family homes, and then to the estates, farms, ranches and destination resorts on the city’s outskirts.
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Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
The area of Texas where Gracie is wandering is extremely rural, with many ranches that are privately owned, along with foliage and rough terrain.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The carbon idea seems to contradict public perception of cattle ranches?
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Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
An uncontained blaze in Utah’s Juab County has scorched 34 square miles, forcing the evacuation of Eureka and nearby ranches as firefighters race to shield homes amid fierce winds.
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Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
But people who spend time around livestock — including kids who visit relatives’ ranches, ride at lesson barns or wander the Stockyards on a weekend — should know what an infestation looks like and report anything unusual to a veterinarian.
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Ciara McCarthy. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
The project’s signature offerings are 13 rooftop barn homes, with designs inspired by traditional ranches found throughout the Mountain West.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Unlike the majority of the state’s ranches, LMR is less than a 10 minute drive from town, Big Sky Town Center.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
Many of us were unable to live there and continued to live as farm workers on the various ranches.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
The area of Texas where Gracie is wandering is extremely rural, with many ranches that are privately owned, along with foliage and rough terrain.
—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The carbon idea seems to contradict public perception of cattle ranches?
—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
An uncontained blaze in Utah’s Juab County has scorched 34 square miles, forcing the evacuation of Eureka and nearby ranches as firefighters race to shield homes amid fierce winds.
—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
But people who spend time around livestock — including kids who visit relatives’ ranches, ride at lesson barns or wander the Stockyards on a weekend — should know what an infestation looks like and report anything unusual to a veterinarian.
—
Ciara McCarthy. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
The project’s signature offerings are 13 rooftop barn homes, with designs inspired by traditional ranches found throughout the Mountain West.
—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Unlike the majority of the state’s ranches, LMR is less than a 10 minute drive from town, Big Sky Town Center.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
Many of us were unable to live there and continued to live as farm workers on the various ranches.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranches
farms
Noun
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Not even foundations are visible, and a long gravel road toward that part of the island leads past occasional farms and vast swaths of emptiness and then, finally, to a muddy riverbank thick with mosquitos.
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Then the farms were abandoned, the forests grew back and the deer returned.
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“Ranches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranches. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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