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Recent Examples of tillable
The rest of the property is a mix cropland and woods, with around 93 tillable acres.
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
An all-tillable square mile of land in southern Minnesota counties can easily be worth $10 million.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
The main home on a large bluff overlooks the Sulphur River and the approximate 2,800 tillable acres and the 400 acres of pasture ideal for grazing livestock.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024
At nearly 6,000 square feet and sitting on 7.47 acres (with another 5.05 acres of tillable land listed separately), it has been restored over the years with several updates.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2023
The 65-acre property includes lawns, a patio, a wood deck with a saltwater pool, a pool house, and a three-bedroom guesthouse, and woods, pastures, tillable acres, riding trails, and waterfront access on the Rock River.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 10 Oct. 2021
Land fetched prices exceeding $9,000 per tillable acre at that time, said Glen Fladeboe, who co-owns Fladeboe Land, a farmland real estate company with offices in Minneapolis and Willmar.
—Patrick Condon, Star Tribune, 17 July 2021
But Scott and editor-in-chief Clare Conley hatched a grandiose plan right there in New York City—many miles away from any sort of tillable ground—that would forever change the path of whitetail deer hunting.
—Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2020
Because small-scale farming is far easier in drylands with easily tillable soil.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2011
Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
An all-tillable square mile of land in southern Minnesota counties can easily be worth $10 million.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
The main home on a large bluff overlooks the Sulphur River and the approximate 2,800 tillable acres and the 400 acres of pasture ideal for grazing livestock.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024
At nearly 6,000 square feet and sitting on 7.47 acres (with another 5.05 acres of tillable land listed separately), it has been restored over the years with several updates.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2023
The 65-acre property includes lawns, a patio, a wood deck with a saltwater pool, a pool house, and a three-bedroom guesthouse, and woods, pastures, tillable acres, riding trails, and waterfront access on the Rock River.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 10 Oct. 2021
Land fetched prices exceeding $9,000 per tillable acre at that time, said Glen Fladeboe, who co-owns Fladeboe Land, a farmland real estate company with offices in Minneapolis and Willmar.
—Patrick Condon, Star Tribune, 17 July 2021
But Scott and editor-in-chief Clare Conley hatched a grandiose plan right there in New York City—many miles away from any sort of tillable ground—that would forever change the path of whitetail deer hunting.
—Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2020
Because small-scale farming is far easier in drylands with easily tillable soil.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tillable
Adjective
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That is another area in which dreams smack into the reality of Cuban state, which owns 80% of all arable land.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated March 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Declining rainfall, rising temperatures, and storms that kick up dense dust clouds have rendered vast swaths of once-arable land unusable.—
Michael Snyder,
Saveur,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Out of that fertile history grew a vibrant textile legacy that today lives on through denim.—
Jessica Binns,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2026
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The fertile marijuana fields in the mountains outside of Santa Marta were not an immediate priority for the new, organized cartels.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Tillable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tillable. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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