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Recent Examples of till
Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
The disease presents growing risks not just for agricultural workers accustomed to tilling soil but also for those who move to new suburban developments or spend the weekend on a golf trip in a region where the fungus is present.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Farmlands to wetlands George Tibbitts mostly farms rice, but his son Carson was tilling a safflower field on one mid-August morning.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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
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Verb
The rest was tilled into the ground.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
The disease presents growing risks not just for agricultural workers accustomed to tilling soil but also for those who move to new suburban developments or spend the weekend on a golf trip in a region where the fungus is present.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Farmlands to wetlands George Tibbitts mostly farms rice, but his son Carson was tilling a safflower field on one mid-August morning.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for till
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The actor, who also produced the film alongside Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush and Anthony Katagas, has cultivated a solid relationship with Chinese moviegoers through previous releases.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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Why Seedlings Need to Be Hardened Off Indoor seedlings are cultivated in a sheltered environment where they’re protected from harsh winds, bright sunlight, and cool spring breezes.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Feb. 2026
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These conditions shaped how people built and farmed on the rugged landscape for centuries.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2026
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Harvested from wild trees Chaga can come naturally harvested or farmed.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Homegrown ginger can be ready to harvest in eight to ten months—just follow this step-by-step guide.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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Baby leaf spinach is ready to be harvested in 3 to 5 weeks after planting.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2026
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Dormant oil can cause phytotoxicity (damage to plant tissues from a chemical exposure) if applied during the growing season, which is why it’s applied while plants are dormant, usually in late winter.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Iowa Electronic Markets helped plant the seed for the modern-day prediction market companies that have ballooned into a multibillion-dollar industry, offering contracts on everything from the Super Bowl to the number of times Elon Musk will post on X in early February.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Those alternate itineraries also tend to be more expensive than those that sail through the Drake.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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The differences were especially pronounced in the evenings, when cravings tend to peak.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Till.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/till. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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