as in cultivated
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on
farmers tilling the soil from sunup to sunset
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Recent Examples of tilled
The rest was tilled into the ground.
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Château de Selle is located inland from the Mediterranean Sea, on limestone hillsides, planted in arid limestone soil––the earth is actually mechanically tilled to crush the rocks; yields from the 345-acre organic (since 2022) estate are low.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Red clover can make a drought- and shade-tolerant lawn alternative, but it is more often grown as an annual winter cover crop and then tilled into the soil as green manure.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025
Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Château de Selle is located inland from the Mediterranean Sea, on limestone hillsides, planted in arid limestone soil––the earth is actually mechanically tilled to crush the rocks; yields from the 345-acre organic (since 2022) estate are low.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Red clover can make a drought- and shade-tolerant lawn alternative, but it is more often grown as an annual winter cover crop and then tilled into the soil as green manure.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilled
Verb
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And while almonds have been cultivated for centuries across the Mediterranean and Middle East, almond butter is a relatively modern creation.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Over the past 15 years Klingberg has cultivated authentic relationships with brands and customers; kept an eye on spending and remained 100 percent in control of the business.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Between 2019 and 2022, the project planted 8,425 evergreen trees and shrubs in Louisville's south end.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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New live oak trees were planted at Toomer’s Corner in 2015, where the tradition lives on.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Fresh or frozen, wild or farmed … there is a lot to unpack.—
Amanda Leland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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These included the Montaukett, Shinnecock, and Matinecock people, who had lived in semi-permanent villages and hunted, fished, and farmed on the island for centuries.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cold-hardy leafy vegetables tolerate frost but should not be harvested in a frozen state.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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The eastern Shasta County forest where this year’s tree was harvested Tuesday is one of 15 state forests operated by Cal Fire.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Tilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilled. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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