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
When spring comes, the cover crop can be tilled back into the soil to add nutrients.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
These tools – still carrying the soil from which they were tilled – represent the work of the immigrant farmworkers of all backgrounds who helped build California’s agriculture industry, which continues to feed the nation today.
—Sam Vong, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
The wheat fields themselves told their own story—deep brown and newly tilled in autumn, then green in spring, golden in summer.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
The rest was tilled into the ground.
—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
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
These tools – still carrying the soil from which they were tilled – represent the work of the immigrant farmworkers of all backgrounds who helped build California’s agriculture industry, which continues to feed the nation today.
—Sam Vong, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
The wheat fields themselves told their own story—deep brown and newly tilled in autumn, then green in spring, golden in summer.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
The rest was tilled into the ground.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilled
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China for decades has cultivated an extensive network of ties across Latin America and the Caribbean, a region that encompasses more than 30 countries and 670 million people.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Other key metrics include speed to market for new products, employee engagement, AI adoption, and whether new skills are being cultivated.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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While much of the Yucatan peninsula is covered by rain forest, the landscape designers improved on nature here creating a jungle that is less scrubby than the real thing and instead planted with dramatic Mexican fan palms and other tropical trees that create a solid green wall.—
John Newton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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In addition, several caveats regarding legality, tree size, location, and species can affect where and whether the tree can be planted.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
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For generations, the Conevs farmed crops including potatoes, grapes, peppers, watermelons and tobacco in the village of Češinovo, home to the largest white stork population in North Macedonia.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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Bouchaine Vineyards Located on the edge of San Pablo Bay at the southernmost tip of Napa Valley, Bouchaine Vineyards is one of the Carneros American Viticultural Area’s most respected producers of sustainably farmed Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.—
Taryn White,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Between the river’s source, entrusted to an order of Orthodox nuns, and its southern delta, where caviar bound for the Kremlin is harvested, the author journeys through a defiant country transformed by war, sanctions, and reinvigorated patriotism.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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This data represents a compilation of 'infostealer’ logs—credentials harvested from personal devices by third-party malware—that have been aggregated over time.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Tilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilled. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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