Thesaurus results for TILLS

tills

verb

present tense third-person singular of till

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. — 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

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In the sweeping farmlands near the Central Coast, a seed supplier that cultivates peppers, vegetables and fruit was hit with more than two dozen pesticide safety violations, some of them serious offenses that caused health or environmental hazards.

— Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Like all classic noirs, Frank cultivates a sweaty, visceral realism to the main character’s desire to have a better life at any cost.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of cultivates

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Her family has run a livestock market since the 1930s and also farms almonds.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Today the winery farms more than 380 acres across Napa Valley, with vineyards in Rutherford, Carneros and Capell Valley, giving it access to dramatically different growing conditions depending on the variety.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of farms

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Once Mooney plants the seed of his joke about how unhappy white Americans seemed after slavery the later images of Confederate memorial groups and white crowds at lynchings take on a surreal resonance.

— Beandrea July, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Mungiu craftily plants the seed of this crisis in his opening shot, set in the aftermath of a stinging act of parental discipline.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of plants

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An extensive kitchen garden and greenhouse are maintained on the property where the team grows and harvests organic fresh greens, vegetables, and herbs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Carmel Valley Ranch harvests its own honey, and with goats and a creamery on site, all of the cheese is made there as well.

— Sari Hitchins, Parents, 5 Sep. 2026

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