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
The all-new Endless Highways Frontier Edition takes the brand's most powerful trailer to new aesthetic heights, warming up the interior of the vintage riveted-aluminum fuselage with a rustic cabin inspired by the mountain ranches and pioneer homesteads of the American West.
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New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026
In October, a juvenile wolf from the Beyem Seyo pack in Sierra County was shot to death by a CDFW officer who mistook it for one of three adult animals that had been preying on cattle from local ranches.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The Singleton ranches were not Kroenke's first big ranchland acquisition in New Mexico.
—Vic Kolenc, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
In recent years, Boulder has become a hub for high-end real estate, whether that’s spacious farms and ranches or contemporary mansions.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
Some landowners worry the power lines could cross near their homes and ranches.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Cattle are common on many of the ranches.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Marlene Cardozo, marketing manager for the Nature Conservancy, said two beef ranches — G Ranch, operated by Kevin Lunny, and F Ranch, operated by Tim Gallagher — have completed their closures and been paid.
—Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
These creatures are also impacted by the issue of deforestation, as some of their natural habitats are being converted to make way for crop fields and cattle ranches.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026
In October, a juvenile wolf from the Beyem Seyo pack in Sierra County was shot to death by a CDFW officer who mistook it for one of three adult animals that had been preying on cattle from local ranches.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The Singleton ranches were not Kroenke's first big ranchland acquisition in New Mexico.
—Vic Kolenc, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
In recent years, Boulder has become a hub for high-end real estate, whether that’s spacious farms and ranches or contemporary mansions.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
Some landowners worry the power lines could cross near their homes and ranches.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Cattle are common on many of the ranches.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Marlene Cardozo, marketing manager for the Nature Conservancy, said two beef ranches — G Ranch, operated by Kevin Lunny, and F Ranch, operated by Tim Gallagher — have completed their closures and been paid.
—Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
These creatures are also impacted by the issue of deforestation, as some of their natural habitats are being converted to make way for crop fields and cattle ranches.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranches
farms
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Today, caviar comes from more than 50 sturgeon farms worldwide.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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How could kids grow properly if they were forced, from their earliest years, to toil in factories, on farms, or in mines?—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Ranches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranches. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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