fallowing

verb

present participle of fallow
as in listing

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  1. listing
  2. raking
  3. plowing
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  • The administration was scrutinized by homeowners across New York City for the public list that was posted online last month, listing names and addresses of residents across the five boroughs, even if their properties were not subject to the tax.
    — Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Commissioner has questioned police spending Days before the traffic stop, Suarez proposed that Miami Beach create an online portal listing all city employees’ pay.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of listing
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  • Mopping the floor, raking leaves and shoveling snow all require dynamic stability that supports rotational movement.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In the instance above, his raking pass created a goal from what was originally a one-on-four situation in Argentina’s favour.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of raking
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  • The ship held almost 1,500 people, most of whom were émigrés who planned to stop over briefly in Liverpool before plowing backward to the cities of their birth.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Both companies are plowing cash into their businesses, buying gear and building data centers to expand their cloud and AI services.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of plowing
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“Fallowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallowing. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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