sharecropped

Definition of sharecroppednext
past tense of sharecrop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropped
Verb
  • The estate is farmed with a deep commitment to agro-ecology, which includes zero herbicides, zero insecticides, extensive cover crops, agroforestry, beehives, nesting boxes, and the planting of more than 1,500 trees.
    Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Specifically, Whole Foods is highlighting products created and farmed by female farmers this year.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • When spring comes, the cover crop can be tilled back into the soil to add nutrients.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
  • These tools – still carrying the soil from which they were tilled – represent the work of the immigrant farmworkers of all backgrounds who helped build California’s agriculture industry, which continues to feed the nation today.
    Sam Vong, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • As officials worked to dismantle the culture that had been cultivated in Tocorón, Guerrero – who now sat at the helm of the transnational gang – broke out of the prison, along with several other members.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Believed in it and cultivated it.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Sharecropped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropped. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.

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