as in farm
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 ranch
To qualify as a 501(c)(3), the ranch’s purpose must serve the general public.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Flavors are plain dill, ranch, oregano, pepper, spicy, tajin and spicy ranch.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2025
The ranch extended from the present-day I-5 and El Toro on the north to Dana Point on the south and west to the ocean.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 19 May 2025
The incident happened in North Fort Myers in Florida on May 13 when members of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Agriculture Unit responded to a call from a ranch of Sharon Drive regarding reports of animal cruelty, according to a statement from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 May 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Flavors are plain dill, ranch, oregano, pepper, spicy, tajin and spicy ranch.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2025
The ranch extended from the present-day I-5 and El Toro on the north to Dana Point on the south and west to the ocean.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 19 May 2025
The incident happened in North Fort Myers in Florida on May 13 when members of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Agriculture Unit responded to a call from a ranch of Sharon Drive regarding reports of animal cruelty, according to a statement from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranch
farm
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The habitat is crisscrossed by roads, railways, coal mines, ski resorts, farms, rural properties and small towns.—
Lesley Evans Ogden,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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South Africa is violent enough for nastiness to stream out of the ghettos and into the suburbs, and, indeed, onto the farms.—
Jonny Steinberg,
Time,
22 May 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranch. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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