hoeing

Definition of hoeingnext
present participle of hoe
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Verb
  • Domínguez, meanwhile, has been raking at Triple-A since missing the cut for the Yankees’ Opening Day roster.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Pau Torres’s raking pass intended for Leon Bailey fell short.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The film mostly exists as an exercise in further tilling personal earth that Romvari previously traversed in her short films.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Additionally, tilling wet soil can do more harm than good by creating dense soil layers and deep ruts.
    Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As interior secretary, Kempthorne made the decision in 2008 to issue protections for polar bears by listing the species as threatened.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Also, take screenshots of the seat listing for your records.
    Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Hoeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoeing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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