fallowing

Definition of fallowingnext
present participle of fallow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallowing
Verb
  • He is being held in the Jackson County Jail, according to the jail’s inmate listing.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Both ends of the bridge have signs listing its height limit, and various other warning signs pepper the road leading up to the historic structure.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The idea is to have Arraez raking throughout and worry about untenable defense when you’re forced to.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Aviles recommends loosening the soil by hand or raking it with a garden claw to aerate it.
    Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This plowing effort began on Sunday and is now a 24-hour operation, according to the city's Department of Public Works.
    Tara Lynch, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Providence Mayor Brett Smiley put superior snow removal at the heart of his winning election campaign four years ago, but is now seeing his administration's plowing plan questioned by Democratic primary opponent David Morales in the wake of last weekend's storm.
    Patrick Anderson, The Providence Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Fallowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallowing. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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