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Recent Examples of rototill
An extreme solution, which has worked, is to kill your lawn, rototill it, and move all the soil around.
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oregonlive, 13 May 2023
Mix into the top few inches using a hand trowel; do not rototill.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
Gardeners don’t rototill except when building a garden.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2022
Run them through the mower to shred them, then spread up to 1 inch of the shredded leaves over the garden and rototill them into the soil to a depth of 5 or 6 inches.
—Neil Sperry Down To Earth, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Nov. 2021
In May, tell readers to rototill their gardens.
—New York Times, 28 July 2021
oregonlive, 13 May 2023
Mix into the top few inches using a hand trowel; do not rototill.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
Gardeners don’t rototill except when building a garden.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2022
Run them through the mower to shred them, then spread up to 1 inch of the shredded leaves over the garden and rototill them into the soil to a depth of 5 or 6 inches.
—Neil Sperry Down To Earth, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Nov. 2021
In May, tell readers to rototill their gardens.
—New York Times, 28 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rototill
Verb
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Just ask DePaul-area resident Janice Hughes, who claims she was rear-ended by a Coco robot while raking the parkway in front of her home.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Alongside the bodies of martyrs from Iran’s past wars, the dusty earth of Behesht-e Zahra cemetery now cradles the remains of protesters killed in January’s protests, the latest conflict to rake Iran’s streets.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Weeds are easy to hand-pull or hoe out when they're freshly sprouted, and their leaves and roots are still young and tender.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2026
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That’s a tough row to hoe in this new era of data center bidding wars.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Before the big race, the track was harrowed, bringing it to a better and drier racing surface.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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The research fellow who met me, Birte, was in her forties, and appeared as if she had been harrowed by her work.—
John Ganz,
Harper's Magazine,
22 May 2024
Verb
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Around 30 Emirati companies were listed as participants, but none showed up; the exhibition space allocated to EDGE Group — one of Abu Dhabi’s biggest arms makers — was turned into a coffee shop.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Rectal cancer was listed as the underlying cause of death.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rototill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rototill. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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