sharecropped

past tense of sharecrop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropped
Verb
  • Often, the soil was intensively and industrially farmed only a few years ago.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
  • While many commercially available fish are farmed, anchovies are primarily sourced from wild schools across the globe, from Peru to the Mediterranean.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Château de Selle is located inland from the Mediterranean Sea, on limestone hillsides, planted in arid limestone soil––the earth is actually mechanically tilled to crush the rocks; yields from the 345-acre organic (since 2022) estate are low.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • 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, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Throughout her career, Manna has cultivated and managed partnerships with dozens of distribution partners.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The sorghum fields planted around our family farm this year are courtesy of and cultivated by the Wappel family, our neighbors just down the road.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Sharecropped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropped. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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