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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This open-mindedness naturally cultivates a more constructive atmosphere, as curiosity encourages exploration and discovery rather than stagnation or resistance.—
Rebecca Ahmed,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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Exposure to museums, live performances and visual arts connects youngsters to the cultural community and cultivates future creatives.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Hudgins said the canning association’s average grower farms about 40 acres of peaches plus another crop, such as almonds or walnuts.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Staff also farms about 1,500 acres of row crop, like corn and sorghum sudan, and small grains, like wheat and oats.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Bean plants themselves enhance soil nutrition, benefiting its partners in return.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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Fresh herb plants grace tables and cruisers munch on breads baked in mini clay pots.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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For Earth Day, is there a more appropriate way to celebrate than hanging out with endangered red wolves, a chef who harvests edible plants and imperiled honeybees?—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Coombs harvests about 5 million pounds of tubers every year and sends them to Campbell’s, which was founded in Camden, New Jersey, just 30 miles away right after the Civil War.—
Matt Cortina,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Tills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tills. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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