sharecropped

Definition of sharecroppednext
past tense of sharecrop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropped
Verb
  • For generations, the Conevs farmed crops including potatoes, grapes, peppers, watermelons and tobacco in the village of Češinovo, home to the largest white stork population in North Macedonia.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Bouchaine Vineyards Located on the edge of San Pablo Bay at the southernmost tip of Napa Valley, Bouchaine Vineyards is one of the Carneros American Viticultural Area’s most respected producers of sustainably farmed Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
    Taryn White, Forbes.com, 22 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
  • Gratitude and looking ahead Bee Cave has cultivated a very special community, a place where people take care of each other.
    Kara King, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
  • These cute lettuce heads are cultivated in California and Arizona using a unique seed variety that's bred to produce petite iceberg lettuce.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Sharecropped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropped. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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