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
  • By mid-2013, mass disillusionment with the Brotherhood provided fertile ground for a military comeback.
    — Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • As the book shows, into that incredibly fertile downtown atmosphere strode an artist determined to become himself.
    — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Tillable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tillable. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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