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Recent Examples of till
Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
But many of the people who came over, like George Washington’s grandfather, were not used to tilling the land themselves.
—Sadie Stein, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Weed seed beds are often abundant and new weed seeds are likely to germinate, even in the best prepared beds, particularly if they are tilled.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
At no small personal expense, the man tilled a large swath of local soccer soil.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Pine bark fines can also be tilled into a site before planting to help lower the soil acidity
Tom MacCubbin is an urban horticulturist emeritus with the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
But many of the people who came over, like George Washington’s grandfather, were not used to tilling the land themselves.
—Sadie Stein, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Weed seed beds are often abundant and new weed seeds are likely to germinate, even in the best prepared beds, particularly if they are tilled.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
At no small personal expense, the man tilled a large swath of local soccer soil.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for till
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Within the iron gates, Friday night card parties and fish fries set to the soundtrack of jazz and R&B music cultivated a sense of community and resilience.—
Martie Bowser,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Lamont has cultivated an image as an affable aristocrat while spending about $60 million of his fortune on his four bids for statewide office.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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Commitment to farming Trump put agriculture and farmers first during the campaign, Lombardi said.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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The Tornatore family has farmed this volcanic land near Castiglione di Sicilia since the 16th century, growing native grapes like Nerello Mascalese and Carricante across 60 hectares of dramatic terrain.—
Keyla Vasconcellos,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Hand harvested, the grapes undergo fermentation and then age 77% in French oak barrels for 9 months and 23% in cement tanks.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Smartphone voice assistants, cameras, or microphones to harvest data.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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Each household is eligible to receive two trees, and the trees may be planted on resident’s private property only.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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And Aleesha spontaneously planted a kiss on Luke while celebrating their successful covert operation to get Karina’s laptop.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
10 July 2025
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Sure, plenty of people have critiques of the Vision Pro, which in my opinion tend to be slightly premature.—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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But here’s a general overview of the kinds of changes that tend to occur in our 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
7 July 2025
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“Till.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/till. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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