as in farming
the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock
the forest was cut down, and the land given over to agriculture
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Recent Examples of agriculture
In the upper Midwest, 30 million acres of wetlands, including over 640,000 in Iowa and 1 million in Illinois, are at risk of being destroyed by industrial agriculture, according to a study by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Antonio De Loera-Brust, a spokesman for the United Farm Workers, a union for agriculture laborers, said that the mood in New York mirrors what others are experiencing across the United States in ebbs and flows.
—Ana Ley, New York Times, 30 May 2025
In fields as varied as biomedicine, agriculture, and climate science, incremental refinement has yielded results of transformative impact.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
But similar declines in relative importance are true for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and mining.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
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Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Antonio De Loera-Brust, a spokesman for the United Farm Workers, a union for agriculture laborers, said that the mood in New York mirrors what others are experiencing across the United States in ebbs and flows.
—Ana Ley, New York Times, 30 May 2025
In fields as varied as biomedicine, agriculture, and climate science, incremental refinement has yielded results of transformative impact.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
But similar declines in relative importance are true for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and mining.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agriculture
farming
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This stalls innovation, younger generations abandon farming, and food security suffers.—
Persa Sakellaridi,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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But the island is sparsely populated, largely used for farming and livestock, and the tag needed Apple Bluetooth devices nearby to track her down.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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“Agriculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agriculture. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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