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Recent Examples of untillable
The team meticulously marks, measures, and photographs each crater and depression, all the while brushing off questions from villagers befuddled by the interest in this barren, untillable plot of land.
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Kathleen McLaughlin, Science | AAAS, 21 June 2017
Kathleen McLaughlin, Science | AAAS, 21 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untillable
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Their bodies were found lifeless on June 2 with plastic bags over their heads and evidence that their hands had been zip-tied near their father's truck in a campground.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Gala is lifeless, and not in the fun death-y way the Addams family loves.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As birds’ traditional resting and nesting spots become inhospitable, a more sobering question is whether improvements can happen rapidly enough.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Physicians for Human Rights—Israel report acknowledged that the long-term damage in Gaza is making life inhospitable for residents.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Matters only got more bleak in the sixth, when Rushing fouled a ball off his right shin, smoking a ball right above where his guard ended and immediately going down in pain.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The one constant is the unhappy couple’s bleak surroundings.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Gaga ended the performance like an exhausted wind-up doll, caged again physically, but never spiritually.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The apparently recent footage showed two hostages -- Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel -- looking gaunt and exhausted while being driven around Gaza City.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During a hospital stay, Roy’s enfeebled mother fixates on the caste and religious affiliations of the doctors treating her—the sort of thing that will be familiar to anyone who has cringed at a diminished elder’s unfiltered prejudices.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The organization has also hinted that its depleted staff and funding challenges could soon limit some of its enforcement actions.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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However, that depleted depth could put the Cavs at risk of spiraling early in the year.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Like most extended car warranty providers, CarShield excludes pre-existing conditions that existed before your warranty took effect, as well as damage resulting from poor maintenance, neglect or intentional abuse.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Untillable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untillable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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