Definition of tillnext
as in to cultivate
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on farmers tilling the soil from sunup to sunset

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till

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preposition

as in until
up to (a particular time) We studied till four in the morning, which didn't exactly make us alert for the test the next day.

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Root vegetables like potatoes and carrots require some degree of tilling to harvest at scale and is less damaging to soil health than glyphosate. Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 The soil, Hakena Hulitt said, was hard, dry and cracked from being farmed with heavy machinery, and has been rejuvenated with compost, tilling and learning how to keep weeds at bay without pesticides. Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 Others are tilling similar ground, with MS NOW working to launch a broadband subscription offering that focuses on its community of viewers. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 June 2026 Prevent ant hills by maintaining trimmed grass, removing debris, tilling soil, and planting pest-repellent herbs like mint or basil. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for till
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  • Wickersham spent more than a year writing his book and cultivated the background from a sportswriting life spent observing QBs.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The promotion and publicity that larger news organizations can bring to bear is just one consideration, as is an ability to put new content directly in front of a large audience that has already been cultivated.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • Farming communities across producing regions are watching the next generation weigh up whether organic agriculture, or even farming at all, is worth committing to.
    Bart Vollaard, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Novelist and poet Wendell Berry spent his life farming his land for food and for prose.
    Tilda Wilson, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • The industrial space is chock-full of eight-foot bolts of rushes (the flexible lengths of plants woven into baskets), harvested just once annually in Somerset, and garlands using offcuts of the material lining the windows.
    Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The result is that each adult animal’s hair can only be harvested once every two to three years.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026
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  • Popular committees stored food for curfews, set up clinics, and planted backyard gardens (until Israel outlawed them in 1988).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Buffalo Bills planted new grass at Highmark Stadium 10 months ago.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
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  • But to Porsha’s point about Candiace, sometimes these newer cities tend to lean more into the caricature of being a Real Housewife than show up organically and try to build a sisterhood.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • That’s because postseason games tend to be close, and good lineups rarely let any starter last beyond six innings.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Till.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/till. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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