hoed

verb

past tense of hoe
as in raked

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  1. raked
  2. listed
  3. tilled
Verb
  • 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
  • Balogun splayed his legs to keep his balance, and his right foot raked down the back of Muharemović’s calf before landing on Muharemović’s ankle.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Definition of raked
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  • The boarding school did not immediately respond to a message left at the general admissions number or an email with a list of questions sent to an address listed online for the school.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • About the new Opera Carolina season The upcoming opera season has more major productions that the company put on during its current season, which listed three main stage shows but put on two.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Definition of listed
Verb
  • Creative soil has to be tilled every once in a while.
    — Peter Bogdanovich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
  • Red clover can make a drought- and shade-tolerant lawn alternative, but it is more often grown as an annual winter cover crop and then tilled into the soil as green manure.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Definition of tilled
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