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Recent Examples of till
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2026
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
The wheat fields themselves told their own story—deep brown and newly tilled in autumn, then green in spring, golden in summer.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
The rest was tilled into the ground.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Tractors pass by, tilling the soil.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2026
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
The wheat fields themselves told their own story—deep brown and newly tilled in autumn, then green in spring, golden in summer.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
The rest was tilled into the ground.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for till
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Koolhaas sang the joys of juxtapositions in his 1978 book Delirious New York, and here his firm has cultivated a distinctively New York–y jangle of forms in which the utilitarian becomes the theatrical.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
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While not a truly national media figure, Rose has cultivated a strong following in the New York area in the decades since joining Mets broadcasts in 1987.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Ramsden, who is thirty-one, grew up in the Lowveld region of South Africa, where his family managed a game reserve, farming livestock and sourcing wildlife, including lions, hippos, elephants, and rhinos, for export.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Fruits and nuts are often more flavorful when dry-farmed since the compounds that give them flavor are more concentrated than when grown under irrigation.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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In plain English, that means data harvested by the very apps and websites Americans rely on to navigate modern life, then sold to the highest bidder — including the government.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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Think mugwort from Ganghwa, fig from Yeongam, or rice harvested in Yeoju, a region known for its mineral-rich soil and high-quality crops.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
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March Madness often requires a kind of commitment that keeps you planted on the couch, eyes fixed on the TV, snacks within reach.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In the opening moments, Loznitsa, working with the Romanian cinematographer Oleg Mutu, plants the camera before the prison gates, which open with a loud creak, allowing a fresh batch of emaciated arrivals to shuffle into a work yard.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Due to regulatory loopholes, rents tend to be cheaper here.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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One of the most common explanations for this (and for the University City restaurant scene’s shortcomings in general) has to do with how dining districts tend to develop in the first place.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Till.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/till. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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