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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Moving plants indoors during cold snaps can keep mums in flower longer.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2026
The repeal’s effect on power companies’ present-day decisions – which plants to continue to operate, what to build and with what pollution controls built in – affects the electricity prices consumers pay now and over the coming decades.

— Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of plants

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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
The top layer snaps up laser light and converts it into electricity, while the bottom layer harvests the waste heat to extract even more energy.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

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