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
Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
One student pointed out that young people, especially those on college campuses, have far more options than the Fromes did, stuck on a farm in rural Massachusetts.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
Labubus allowed fashion girlies to get nostalgic with their Birkins, the trad look swept social media’s most aesthetic corners, and the TikTok generation (following its near US ban) began farming its auras.
—Ella Graveney, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The water from Oroville and the State Water Project goes to cities and farms across the state, serving 27 million people from San Jose to San Diego.
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Both Cabrera and Higdon, each an advocate in a state with a significant hemp-farming population, Texas and Kentucky, respectively, said their first legislative move is to lobby for an extension on the November 2026 deadline, giving the industry a bit more room to breathe.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
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The letter in earlier promotional materials was stylized like the fictional ranch’s brand.—
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For five years, Addie Bojorquez had been bonding with Tommy, her favorite horse, at a ranch near her family’s home in Hollister, California.—
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These opportunities turn a viewing experience into a core memory that cultivates customer loyalty long after the event concludes.—
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In her hands, cultivating counter-ideologies is a way for the vulnerable to hone their intuition, to trust themselves.—
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Just like propagating other succulents, cuttings from these plants should be allowed to callus for a few days and then planted in soil to avoid issues with rot.—
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Start with a Small Container Don't plant too many seeds in a small container—give them enough space to grow.—
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Be gentle, and harvest with a slight twist, or snip them off.—
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In Europe, Norway’s Over Easy Solar and Germany’s Next2Sun and SOLYCO Solar provide a variety of vertical solar panels that harvest morning, evening and winter light.—
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When spring comes, the cover crop can be tilled back into the soil to add nutrients.—
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These tools – still carrying the soil from which they were tilled – represent the work of the immigrant farmworkers of all backgrounds who helped build California’s agriculture industry, which continues to feed the nation today.—
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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