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Recent Examples of spade
The bottom third is spaded — cover crop chopped and incorporated into the soil.
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Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Use a spading fork to dig tubers on a sunny day when the soil is dry.
—Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2023
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Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Use a spading fork to dig tubers on a sunny day when the soil is dry.
—Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2023
See All Example Sentences for spade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spade
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Summer jobs have been teenagers’ rite of passage for generations—from scooping ice cream and babysitting, to lifeguarding and bagging groceries.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Trailing the California Angels in the decisive Game 5 of the best-of-five AL Championship Series, Moore scooped a fifth-inning single by series MVP Fred Lynn and fired a strike to nail Reggie Jackson at third base, helping Milwaukee stay within a run.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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All that was left of the snow was shoveled into melting mounds at the edges of intersections and crosswalks.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Tyler and Cora steady a western redbud sapling as Atticus holds up a bag of soil and Eliza shovels out the fragrant earth.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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“Spade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spade. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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