as in cultivates
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on
farmers tilling the soil from sunup to sunset
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Recent Examples of tills
But as a foundation, the first season tills fertile ground with rich initial results.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
How the search works The diamond search area at the park consists of plowed dirt that the park staff tills regularly to bring new material to the surface.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
How the search works The diamond search area at the park consists of plowed dirt that the park staff tills regularly to bring new material to the surface.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tills
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The psychological thriller, penned by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning writer Tracy Letts (Coon's real life husband), cultivates fear slowly.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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This approach cultivates a culture of continuous improvement and trust, ultimately strengthening the team.—
Nancy Pulciano,
Rolling Stone,
2 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Deinert farms the same land his great-great-grandfather did near Mitchell, South Dakota, about 80 miles from the Iowa state line.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
29 Dec. 2025
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Today, Tyler farms full time with her husband Eric Wooldridge.—
Nancy Vienneau,
Southern Living,
12 Dec. 2025
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That encounter plants a seed that bears bitter fruit in the 1988 chapter once teenage Noor (now played by Muhammad Abed Elrahman) finds himself in the middle of a protest that spirals out of control.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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There’s a distinct aroma that follows Tacos Los Cholos whenever the growing restaurant chain plants roots, the scent of mesquite smoke and prime meats hitting the grill.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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The facility harvests energy from a connected 250,000-kilowatt photovoltaic farm that stretches out into the Gobi desert.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Dec. 2025
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In addition, Wynn harvests its own herd of American Wagyu from Grazing Star Farms and breaks down primals in its in-house butcher shop.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Tills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tills. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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