crofts

plural of croft, chiefly British

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Noun
  • The body is generally good at responding to drops in temperature, but the nose and upper respiratory tracts can respond more slowly, Pekosz said.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Chevron is a major national gas producer with power generation equipment and very large tracts of land that could be used for data centers, the executive said.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Yet by the mid-20th century, for no apparent reason, the species disappeared from coffeehouses and plantations.
    Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Robusta entered the scene much later than arabica, described by a Belgian botanist only in 1898, when a fungal disease called leaf rust decimated plantations of arabica at the turn of the 20th century.
    Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But from orchards of almonds to fields of zucchinis, farmers up and down the state have been watching closely — and with trepidation.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Croplands, orchards and settlements were overtaken by forests, grasslands and wetlands.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Crofts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crofts. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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