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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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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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The residue can be left in place on the soil surface or tilled under, providing an abundance of organic matter for soil building. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2024 If farmers use these crops and avoid immediately tilling the land, the carbon would accumulate in the soil rather than in the atmosphere, which could lessen global warming. Arunabha Ghosh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2022 And when the material is applied, it can be injected, or tilled into, the soil to reduce odor. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2024 The number of acres that were not tilled also increased, from about 2.2 million in 2017 to about 2.4 million in 2022. Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for till 

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“Till.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/till. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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