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Recent Examples of smallholding
Today, countless smallholdings here still tend to the crop, like Jackie Russell, who offers tours of her family’s farm, a 25-acre site producing the Sugarloaf.
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
According To Nutritionists By Hannah Coates The rural setting of Glebe House, a restaurant with rooms surrounded by a 15-acre smallholding, is crucial to the spell of the place, which is heavy on Devonshire air and the scent of baking porridge bread.
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Its contemporary décor is a world away from Heathcliff’s ramshackle smallholding, and includes luxuries like a swimming pool.
—Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2018
Today, farmers from 1,448 smallholdings, including representatives of 25 ethnic minority groups such as the Lahu and Wa, bring their crops to Nestlé’s spanking new Pu’er headquarters.
—Time, 5 Apr. 2018
Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
According To Nutritionists By Hannah Coates The rural setting of Glebe House, a restaurant with rooms surrounded by a 15-acre smallholding, is crucial to the spell of the place, which is heavy on Devonshire air and the scent of baking porridge bread.
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Its contemporary décor is a world away from Heathcliff’s ramshackle smallholding, and includes luxuries like a swimming pool.
—Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2018
Today, farmers from 1,448 smallholdings, including representatives of 25 ethnic minority groups such as the Lahu and Wa, bring their crops to Nestlé’s spanking new Pu’er headquarters.
—Time, 5 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smallholding
Noun
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Here are the two exemptions: Homeowners age 65 and older: The homestead exemption applies to a primary home owned and occupied on Jan. 1 of the reassessment year.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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The homestead exemption does not apply to school interest and sinking taxes, which is a component of the property tax rate that goes toward debt from bond elections.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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In Saukville, a 1,574-square-foot farmhouse, in the 2800 block of Orchard Lane, sold for $1,502,000.—
Dakota Barnes-Rush,
jsonline.com,
7 July 2025
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For a hint of rusticity, there’s the Canora Grey nightstand that has spindle legs and a secretary desk top for a modern farmhouse look.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Harding’s daughter — curiously named William Elizabeth Harding in honor of her parents — inherited the plantation after marrying David H. McGavock, her cousin, in 1850.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
4 July 2025
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The remaining countryside is sparsely populated, and the pastoral mix of farmlands, marshes and eucalyptus plantations creates an ideal blend of habit for several varieties of game birds to thrive including the tinamou, doves, pigeons and many species of ducks.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Check out more garden and outdoor deals for Prime members only below.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 July 2025
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For those not at Borgo Santo Pietro during the pop-up, a visit to the hotel’s trattoria to order from the Fermenting Garden menu should do the trick, or even a leisurely tour of the vegetable garden itself.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Behind the on-screen splendor are actual castles, manors, and stately palaces—many of which are still privately owned, maintained by noble families, or open to the public.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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Built in 1928 by oil baron Edward Doheny for his son, the manor and its cascading gardens offer views of the city and a quiet respite.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The whiskey features honeyed wheat toast and orchard fruit.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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The scene is bucolic, except for the occasional semi-truck that speeds by on the narrow but busy road adjacent to the orchard, a reminder of the commercial industry that is creeping into the rural area.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The hacienda-style home is swathed in vines and surrounded by immaculate landscaping with native plants and blooming, vibrant flowers.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Or, upgrade to expansive suites, haciendas, or villas with sweeping views of the Sea of Cortez, infinity-edge hot tubs, or private plunge pools.—
Emily Hochberg,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Dec. 2024
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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
Cite this Entry
“Smallholding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smallholding. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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