tills

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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  • The Huntington cultivates them on-site and has distributed many to botanic gardens and zoos across the country.
    Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • This mutually beneficial relationship strengthens organizational learning, cultivates stronger leaders, and promotes collaborative teams, ultimately positioning companies for long-term success in a rapidly changing world.
    Terri Eagle, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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  • 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
  • The brainchild of Marie Emerson, who farms with her husband, Dell, at Wescogus Wild Blueberry, the center educates visitors about the fruit’s history.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
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  • Knowing which plants toxic to dogs are in your space is the first step toward keeping them safe.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The parent plants from which the cuttings were taken should rapidly heal wounds, and make lots of new grow to reform often more compact plants.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
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  • Chet Anderson harvests flowers by hand for Fresh Herb Company.
    Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • To secure modern cryptographic systems against the vulnerabilities of predictable data, Fraunhofer IPMS developed Q-Dic that harvests true randomness from unpredictable quantum vacuum fluctuations.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026

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“Tills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tills. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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