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tillage

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Definition of tillage

as in cultivation

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Recent Examples of tillage Many of the dispossessed took to the woods and subsisted by slash-and-burn tillage, while others immigrated to Manchuria and Japan in search of jobs; the majority of Korean residents now in those areas are their descendants. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026 Plus, monocropping often goes hand in hand with tillage. — Matt Alderton, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026 Fifty-seven percent of acres are under no-till or conservation tillage, reducing erosion and fuel use. — Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025 The railway boom brought millions of acres of arable land under tillage. — David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tillage

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In the 21st century, cultivation has spread to regions outside Asia.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
The remaining byproducts could also support marine cultivation.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Definition of cultivation

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And, as in the past in both California and nationally, proponents and opponents of the switch cite the potential effects (good or bad) on health, business and agriculture as reasons to support or oppose the plan.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Theirs is the soil where agriculture was developed thousands of years ago, thanks to the use of guano and the presence of water.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026

Definition of agriculture

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Agriculture and farming are a mainstay of North Dakota’s economy.

— Kirk McClure, Fortune, 14 July 2026
It a strange, mystical Bond movie, that’s part an attempt at Blacksploitation and part about Harlem gangsters, Caribbean drug farming, and voodoo-practicing witch doctors.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of farming

Noun

These days, getting out of the house means gardening, hitting the gym or volunteering at the local animal shelter.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 19 July 2026
To make this easier, Rebecca Sears, the gardening authority at Ferry-Morse, suggests starting with a color that’s available in a wide range of different flowers.

— Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

Definition of gardening

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Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 May 2026
Every year, hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers are drawn to America by the promise of steady, seasonal farmwork through the H-2A program.

— Max Blau, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of farmwork

Noun

From the agronomy side, that progression was part of the design.

— Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026
Planting a tree or tending to a garden is a simple way for individuals to contribute to the climate fight, Chris Cerveny, a soil science and agronomy expert and co-founder of Just Good Soil, an agricultural company that focuses on regenerative gardening practices, told ABC News.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026

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