till 1 of 2

as in to cultivate
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on farmers tilling the soil from sunup to sunset

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till

2 of 2

preposition

as in until
up to (a particular time) We studied till four in the morning, which didn't exactly make us alert for the test the next day.

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The fragrance of dry grass mingled in the air with the dust kicked up by a tractor tilling in the distance. Elena Valeriote, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 But as a foundation, the first season tills fertile ground with rich initial results. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025 How the search works The diamond search area at the park consists of plowed dirt that the park staff tills regularly to bring new material to the surface. Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025 Mother Ezumi then called out the names of four other Sisters who would remain on the campus with the junior novices as a faculty skeleton crew, with the former attending to school administration and the latter engaged in their customary truck patch tilling. Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for till
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  • These experiences cultivated a mindset attuned to complexity and dependable systems.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Through gatherings like this one, the Compass is cultivating the spaces and systems that make creativity sustainable.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • The temperature spikes also affected wild and farmed fish in the lake, with 3,000 fish dying at one aquaculture pond.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Green Lake County’s 19,000 residents are predominantly white, churchgoing, and Republican, many of them farming, or working at gas stations and grocery stores, restaurants and lakeside resorts.
    Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Under optimum conditions, the coatings can harvest up to 390 mL of water per square metre each day – enough for a 12-square-metre surface to supply the daily drinking needs of one person, according to a press release.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Each affords particular outlets for decompressing and harvesting the stressors of high-capacity jobs.
    Essence, Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • The suspension kept the car stable and planted in sharp maneuvers, with little body roll, squat or dive.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • To make sure those new trees will thrive and provide the ecosystem functions of a true forest, however, project managers must select the right species to plant.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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  • The treatment does not compromise tensile strength and tends to improve the material’s flexibility, according to researchers.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Viruses and bacteria tend not to thrive in warm environments.
    Erika Edwards, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Till.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/till. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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