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sharecropping

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verb

present participle of sharecrop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropping
Noun
  • Still, dairy farming's economics often show no mercy.
    Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Even with innovative fish feed developments like insect larvae, salmon fish farming would deplete already diminished local fish foods.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As that happened, animal and plant populations shifted range or died out, and hunter-gatherer societies either became nomadic or clustered around remaining water sources and took up one or another form of sedentary agriculture, including the cultivation of the date palm.
    Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The cultivation and export of flowers has long been one of the most important industries in Colombia, but the best of the bunch always stay closer to home.
    Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The authors of the Politecnico di Torino report agree, concluding that progress lies in combining agronomy, robotics and AI to enable smarter, more sustainable agriculture.
    Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Most people who live in Bowie work in agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting or mining, Census data shows.
    Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Use it to protect gardening tools, pool toys, outdoor pillows, and more backyard essentials.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The sun in August is intense across the middle of the country in states such as Kansas, Virginia, and Missouri, so gardening is best done early in the day.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • These efforts involve reducing chemical inputs, minimizing tillage and improving soil health, cornerstones of the industry’s push toward a more sustainable future.
    Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 June 2025
  • Compacted soil can happen if there has been too much tillage, if wheels or machinery have been over the area, or even from excess foot traffic.
    Amelia Martin, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Students in the program will learn horticulture therapy techniques and how to develop therapy programs, while students in the advanced horticulture therapy certificate program will deepen their expertise within the field, the release said.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
  • Robert Westerfield, horticulture specialist, University of Georgia.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 May 2025
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“Sharecropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropping. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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