as in agricultural
engaged in or concerned with agriculture
an agrarian community the nation's agrarian history
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Recent Examples of agrarian
Although the Mughals mainly incorporated the existing Indian revenue system, Akbar’s reign also saw the rationalization of revenue administration, notably under the Hindu minister Todar Mal, with systematic land measurement and assessment that balanced imperial income with agrarian stability.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
Building on Ikeno and Davies’ mention of Japan’s agrarian past in their cultural study, Hayama explained to me how this instilled a sense of quiet determination amidst struggles.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
Few architects are better qualified to connect today’s city kids with their agrarian heritage.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
By probing deeper into outer-borough New York and its agrarian history, White complicates our traditional understanding of slavery as rural and southern, showing how memories of that peculiar institution shape contemporary urban life as well.
—Omari Weekes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
Building on Ikeno and Davies’ mention of Japan’s agrarian past in their cultural study, Hayama explained to me how this instilled a sense of quiet determination amidst struggles.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
Few architects are better qualified to connect today’s city kids with their agrarian heritage.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
By probing deeper into outer-borough New York and its agrarian history, White complicates our traditional understanding of slavery as rural and southern, showing how memories of that peculiar institution shape contemporary urban life as well.
—Omari Weekes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agrarian
agricultural
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The demonstration also touched on various issues that Americans have been facing including the rising cost of food and gas due in part to tariffs, the war in Iran and immigration sweeps that experts have said contributed to a shortage of agricultural workers.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Ken Foster, a professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University, said there is typically a 3- to 6-month lag between an energy price shock and an increase in retail food prices.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Agrarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agrarian. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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