fallowed

verb

past tense of fallow
as in hoed

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  1. listed
  2. raked
  3. plowed
Verb
  • Anyone listed here as a wide receiver, defensive back or athlete is a two-way player, about as good on either side of the ball.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Five members, including the president, Troupe, have sat on the board for at least 14 years over the last two decades, according to a count of members listed in the nonprofit’s federal tax filings.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • Corbin raked Trick’s eyes behind the referees back, but Yachty hit Corbin with a kendo stick leading to a Death Valley Driver from Trick for the nearfall.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The grass and roots can then be raked out after tilling the soil and before planting flowers.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of raked
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  • Late on July 25, a driver plowed a van into people a few hundred yards from the closing party of the Berlin Pride event before attacking others with what appears to have been a machete.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • If folks want to practice for the Tour de France, there is a real velodrome in Kissena Park in Queens, where pedestrians and parents with little ones aren’t at risk of being plowed over.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
Definition of plowed
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