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noun

ˈfärm How to pronounce farm (audio)
Definition of farmnext
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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verb

as in to cultivate
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on we're planning on farming 50 acres the first year

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Recent Examples of farm
Noun
The program takes students to the more than 130-year-old Nicolaus Dairy farm in Elk Grove and teaches them about food production. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026 Blake and Ryan were seen cheering on Betty at a horse show on July 2 on a local farm in Lake Placid, where their daughter took second place. — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 3 July 2026
Verb
The family’s Finca El Bosque is one of their premier plots—it was planted in 1973 and is currently farmed using only organic methods. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 26 June 2026 Lawsuit from the 'spray guy' Introduced in the 1970s, Roundup quickly became the top-selling herbicide in the United States and integral to farming. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for farm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farm
  1. ranch
  2. cultivate
  3. plant
  4. harvest
  5. till
Noun
  • Once the ranch opens, the program will be free and offered as an option for those who are Medicaid-eligible through partnering organizations throughout the state.
    — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Videos of World Cup tourists trying — and raving — about Taco Bell, ranch dressing, even gas station Twinkies, have become the most durable meme of this year’s tournament.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Definition of ranch
Verb
  • But the star has cultivated a loyal collective of her favorite brands, including Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney and Area (recall her famous Super Bowl jeans).
    — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The one-person filmmaker averages 3 million views per episode and has cultivated a YouTube audience of 500,000.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of cultivate
Verb
  • Her suggestions include an IONNYK digital art frame, planting trees in a national park through the National Park Foundation or a custom travel trunk by Eva Joan Repair.
    — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • This season, some farmers may opt to plant crops that require less nitrogen fertilizer than corn, such as soy beans, in response to rising costs.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 3 July 2026
Definition of plant
Verb
  • At Valley Paving, crews harvest the raw materials from the land, a mix of sand and gravel.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Anyone who’s sat that long in the dark—through Ben-Hur, Jaws 3-D, and The Legend of Bagger Vance—has sown and harvested many seasons of doubt.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of harvest
Verb
  • The soil, Hakena Hulitt said, was hard, dry and cracked from being farmed with heavy machinery, and has been rejuvenated with compost, tilling and learning how to keep weeds at bay without pesticides.
    — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Others are tilling similar ground, with MS NOW working to launch a broadband subscription offering that focuses on its community of viewers.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 June 2026
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“Farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farm. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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