farmed

verb

Definition of farmednext
past tense of farm
as in cultivated
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 farmed Following the Blackfoot River and then crossing the Continental Divide, golden aspen trees give way to wide-open fields for wheat and peas where Tester's family has farmed for over a century. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026 Her designs are crafted in France using leather farmed in France and tanned in Italy, and are constructed entirely without stitching, using an innovative system of folding, assembly and rivets. — Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 Bullseye Farms is owned by the Beeman family, who have farmed in Yolo County for more than 150 years. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 All of the water used in the resort is processed directly from the ocean on their on-site desalinization facility, and energy is farmed by two windmills catching the island’s regular air currents. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 In Corning, Gaesser farmed thousands of acres of farmland with his wife, Elaine, and son, Chris. — Isabelle Foland, Des Moines Register, 6 Sep. 2026 The vineyard has been farmed organically since 1998 and biodynamically since 2000. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026 An island that is often pigeonholed to infinity pools and rice-paddy views, the tropical destination is also home to working rice terraces still farmed by hand, daily temple offerings, and craft traditions passed down over generations. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026 Elvis Muchai has farmed on the edge of Amboseli for two decades. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmed
  1. cultivated
  2. harvested
  3. planted
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  • Eisenkot has cultivated a reputation for integrity, competence, and personal rectitude, forging relationships across Israel’s fractured political spectrum.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Smith, who previously worked at fashion house Loewe, sees an opportunity for technology to develop the same kind of recognizable identity that fashion brands have cultivated for decades.
    — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of cultivated
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  • Traditionally, tobacco was harvested by hand, hung in a log barn and cured to a golden-brown with a wood fire that had to be stoked day and night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Lawsuit filed five years ago New Mexico's attorney general had sued Meta in 2021 following revelations that Cambridge Analytica had harvested personal data from as many as 87 million Facebook users through a third-party app.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of harvested
Verb
  • In addition to finding recording devices similar to the ones planted in OpenAI offices, the FBI allegedly found evidence that Alfozan had planted at least one other bug.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Trees were planted directly into the ground in the gravel patio area, and climbing vines were planted with future shade in mind.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of planted

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“Farmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmed. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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