as in farms
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 ranches
The rush to secure sites near key transmission lines for battery energy storage systems, or BESS, has led developers to places like Acton, California, a bucolic Los Angeles County town of horse ranches and animal sanctuaries.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
West owned two ranches in Wyoming.
—Amelia Langas, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Spanning nearly 88,000 acres across Texas and Oklahoma, there are three non-contiguous ranches—Anchor D, Coldwater, and Frisco—each contributing distinct functions to the overall operation.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
Curtis Russell, Colorado Cattlemen’s Association president, ranches in Sugar City in southeast Colorado and is a member of a grazing association that leases state lands.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Studies of flies found on dairy farms and cattle ranches have shown that these insects are major spreaders of pathogens like salmonella, Moraxella bovis (pinkeye), and spreadable pathogens of bovine respiratory disease.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
That means sourcing meats from sustainable local ranches and rethinking what belongs on a barbecue tray.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
On March 12 the largest wildfire in Nebraska history ripped through 640,000 acres of grasslands, destroying homes, barns, ranches, and fences.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
The brunt of the deluge hit Waller County, west of Houston, where the impact was largely on farms and ranches.
—Dominic Boyer, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
West owned two ranches in Wyoming.
—Amelia Langas, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Spanning nearly 88,000 acres across Texas and Oklahoma, there are three non-contiguous ranches—Anchor D, Coldwater, and Frisco—each contributing distinct functions to the overall operation.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
Curtis Russell, Colorado Cattlemen’s Association president, ranches in Sugar City in southeast Colorado and is a member of a grazing association that leases state lands.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Studies of flies found on dairy farms and cattle ranches have shown that these insects are major spreaders of pathogens like salmonella, Moraxella bovis (pinkeye), and spreadable pathogens of bovine respiratory disease.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
That means sourcing meats from sustainable local ranches and rethinking what belongs on a barbecue tray.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
On March 12 the largest wildfire in Nebraska history ripped through 640,000 acres of grasslands, destroying homes, barns, ranches, and fences.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
The brunt of the deluge hit Waller County, west of Houston, where the impact was largely on farms and ranches.
—Dominic Boyer, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranches
farms
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Andreatta’s support has mostly come from churches and farms, along with individual donors and small business owners, including a $2,500 contribution from a Granite Bay airport developer and multiple smaller donations from local real estate and medical professionals in recent filings.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sumner said asparagus farms were up around 30,000 acres and now one.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Ranches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranches. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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