sharecrops

present tense third-person singular of sharecrop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecrops
Verb
  • Farmlands to wetlands George Tibbitts mostly farms rice, but his son Carson was tilling a safflower field on one mid-August morning.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Johnson, who began growing collard greens at 3, now farms on about an acre of land that has been passed down in the family.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Repot plants every two to three years into a container that is one to two sizes larger than the current pot.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The drop in temperatures comes as several states have already experienced their first frost or hard freeze, with NWS meteorologists advising people to bring pets and plants indoors as far south as Texas and Alabama as winter temperatures take hold.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But as a foundation, the first season tills fertile ground with rich initial results.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
  • How the search works The diamond search area at the park consists of plowed dirt that the park staff tills regularly to bring new material to the surface.
    Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Sharecrops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecrops. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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