ranch
noun
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
ranching
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present participleof ranch.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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That was the number of ranching families whose property was on the path needed for “Running Fence.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Others at the town hall, however, expressed fury that the two remaining ranching families were now trying to upend the deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The show depicts the power struggles between patriarch John Dutton III, his children, the locals, and the outsiders seeking to change their bucolic ranching way of life.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Making beef affordable again will only happen by rebuilding the domestic U.S. ranching base.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The freezing-cold winter had killed three-quarters of all the cattle that roamed the Badlands, and ranching turned out to be a money-losing venture for him.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
