farmers

plural of farmer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of farmers India's sugar industry is vital for agriculture, industry, and rural livelihoods, supporting nearly 5 crore farmers and 5 lakh factory workers. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 What happens next could impact thousands of residents, farmers, commercial interests and property owners. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 While local farmers were known to operate their own small stills even through Prohibition, there wouldn’t be another large official brewery in Lake County until 1942, Dretske said, when the Zeman Brewing Company opened in Gilmer. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Data centers The final debate question focused on data centers and asked which side the candidates would take in a dispute between local communities and farmers concerned about the potential impact on agriculture. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The impact on farmers and retailers Illinois is the third-largest exporter of agricultural goods in the country. — Bernarda Malevska, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The café rotates beans from young farmers across Colombia, allowing guests to experience the country’s diverse growing regions through different filter coffees. — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 With less than a month to go before the November election, diesel prices continue to hit record highs as some farmers transport their crops for processing and others rush to complete their fall harvest. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 To get the full picture, the authors say, brands must engage with farmers and the communities that support them. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmers
Noun
  • Cut, trim and prune with loppers, shears, snips and more, dig and weed with scoops, trowels, weeders and more and take and cultivate with cultivators and rakes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This scientific understanding is enabling cultivators to engineer diverse, less pungent strains and driving innovation in discreet, low-odor products like edibles and vapes.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • If a crack reaches a giant zucchini’s internal cavity, the zucchini — known as marrow by growers — is disqualified.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • It is also meant to support farmers and wool growers across the British Commonwealth in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Farmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmers. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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