tillable

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Recent Examples of tillable The rest of the property is a mix cropland and woods, with around 93 tillable acres. — 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 But Brookfield still depends on grant money to keep the 40 tillable-acre farm running smoothly. — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 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 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
  • Gulf states look to the continent for arable land, critical minerals, political influence, and diversified trade routes.
    — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Her parents had drained swamps in order to create arable land and served in the Haganah pre-state military organization.
    — Natasha Mozgovaya, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • All of the projections in the world couldn’t derail you from your mission, and even this most recent trial will ultimately serve as fertile compost for the next major chapter of your career or personal becoming.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But younger Japanese are now discovering that energy from the Showa Era (1926-1989), the period of Emperor Showa’s reign, when Japanese pop culture was at a fertile peak.
    — Mark Schilling, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Tillable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tillable. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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