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Recent Examples of cropland
The new croplands will grow corn and soybeans, primarily.
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Combing the map with data on land use and population density shows that 14 to 17 percent of cropland is affected and the researchers estimate that between 0.9 and 1.4 billion people live in regions with soils dangerously polluted by toxic metals.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
By May 2025, nearly 75% of croplands had been destroyed, along with significant amounts of livestock.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
Based on their analyses, the stones do not appear to have been placed there for agricultural purposes, such as to mark the boundary between croplands or to fence in livestock.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Combing the map with data on land use and population density shows that 14 to 17 percent of cropland is affected and the researchers estimate that between 0.9 and 1.4 billion people live in regions with soils dangerously polluted by toxic metals.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
By May 2025, nearly 75% of croplands had been destroyed, along with significant amounts of livestock.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
Based on their analyses, the stones do not appear to have been placed there for agricultural purposes, such as to mark the boundary between croplands or to fence in livestock.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cropland
Noun
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Pennsylvania, with its high density of farmland, is one of the states furthest behind on its goals for nutrients and sediment.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025
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Her platform promotes preservation of traditional farmland while also protesting corporate transition to solar farms.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
3 July 2025
Noun
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García Polanco added that her organization is the most concerned about the Trump administration potentially abusing demographic information in a way that could harm small farms owned and operated by farmers of color.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
10 July 2025
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Severe weather in recent years has also strained local farms, at times wiping out entire crops at once.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
10 July 2025
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“Cropland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cropland. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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