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farm

[fahrm] / fɑrm /
NOUN
land for agriculture or animal breeding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acreage estate field garden grassland homestead lawn meadow nursery orchard pasture plantation ranch
STRONG
acres arboretum claim enclosure farmstead freehold grange holding patch soil vineyard
WEAK
demesne
VERB
produce crops, raise animals
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cultivate graze grow harvest look after operate plow reap sow tend
STRONG
crop direct dress garden harrow homestead husband landscape pasture plant ranch run seed subdue superintend till work
WEAK
bring under cultivation till the soil
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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The federal program, known as H-2A, allows growers and farm labor contractors to recruit temporary foreign workers to meet seasonal labor demand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

CEO Hal Lawton notes strong farm and ranch segments but faltering pet sales.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

A play farm and café on their land earned more than farming itself, Jackson said, and she was now looking into more diversification projects.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

"If you want to put a sensor out in the wild, in a farm or in a wetland, you are constrained to putting a battery in it or harvesting solar energy," Yen said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

It was bad enough to be stuck there on that sharecropper’s farm; but to have a little daughter and a twisted leg, and not be able to do anything for her, hurt worst of all.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls