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
In October, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, with help from federal conservation officials, killed four wolves from the Beyem Seyo pack, which had become unusually habituated to preying on cattle from ranches in Sierra Valley.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The culinary team works with local farms, ranches, and fishers to source ingredients.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Black cowboys are the original cowboys and their legacy is still alive in families like Venerable’s own, and on ranches and in riding communities here and across the country.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
The area is a sparsely populated community of ranches and homes near the popular Panorama trailhead.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 24 Dec. 2025
Protections for wildlife, including ranches that were donated to Argentina's national park service and converted to the Monte Leon National Park in 2004, gave pumas an opportunity to rebound, Donadio said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2025
The cattle have largely gone missing from ranches in Weld County, around the Greeley area.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
McGuane’s cowboys lose fights—for women, for their ranches, for their dreams—and tend to know when they’ve been beaten.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
In the heat of summer, two young women from neighboring ranches discover a love that challenges them to reimagine desire, home, and their futures.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranches
farms
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Inside, patrons will find espresso and coffee drinks made from Colombian beans, purchased directly from small-scale farms.—
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The country is facing a massive food shortage because the government is spraying a corporate sports drink instead of water to irrigate the nation’s farms.—
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“Ranches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranches. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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