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fallowed

verb

past tense of fallow
as in hoed

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  1. listed
  2. raked
  3. plowed
Verb
  • Other contributing factors listed on the website include out-of-district tuition and out-of-district transportation spending.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Netanyahu listed Mamdani’s rapport with streamer Hasan Piker, his hosting of a Palestinian journalist at Gracie Mansion and posts the mayor’s wife liked on social media as proof the mayor is antisemitic.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of listed
Verb
  • Where once most people raked their dry autumn leaves into a pile and burned them, now many use leaf blowers to just blow them away.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • After the seed is broadcast, the soil is gently raked so that only 10 to 15 percent of the grass seed is visible.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of raked
Verb
  • Srour said Gonzaba plowed through the boardwalk and hit his bike, according to the TV station.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Simmons hit Olugbode from 14 yards out to cap the next series, Roberts plowed in for a TD early in the second quarter, and Simmons added long touchdown throws to Olugbode and fellow Ole Miss transfer Cayden Lee before his day was done.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of plowed
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“Fallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallowed. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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