fallowing

present participle of fallow

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallowing
Verb
  • The film even won the main award, with the KVIFF website listing it as sharing the Grand Prix with True Friends, directed by Mikhail Kalatozov from the USSR.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2026
  • The strain already appears to be spreading to other hormone replacement therapies, with ASHP recently listing several estradiol creams and progesterone pills, which are given alongside estrogen, as being in shortage.
    Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • How To Clean Cotton/Jersey Gardening Gloves Cotton makes a good all-purpose glove for raking leaves and tidying your yard.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
  • Then comes raking the clippings, bagging them up, and hauling them to the garbage.
    Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Tilling or plowing in the summer disturbs the soil's delicate ecosystem and exposes moist soil to rapid water loss.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • By plowing a chunk of their earnings into repurchases, the companies reduce the number of shares outstanding, which has the effect of boosting earnings per share and ultimately the stock price.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
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“Fallowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallowing. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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