rototill

Definition of rototillnext

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Recent Examples of rototill An extreme solution, which has worked, is to kill your lawn, rototill it, and move all the soil around. oregonlive, 13 May 2023 Mix into the top few inches using a hand trowel; do not rototill. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023 Instead of rototilling, make seed-size holes with a pencil or drag a stick down a bed to make inch-wide furrows for planting in rows. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rototill
Verb
  • But the authors rake the details into a towering pile and, in the context of contingency planning, set them on fire.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Yesterday’s man James Rodrgieuz showed there is still some light in the evening by adopting a hybrid role; dropping into the right-back slot while in possession to rake crossfield balls towards Diaz and left-back Johan Mojica.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The post-op row, however, is proving tough to hoe for a small business owner used to putting in hours well beyond overtime.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • The $10 general admission during the Lilac Festival on weekends includes petting zoo, lilac maze, hoe down & jug band shows, lawn games, and lilac viewing.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Before the big race, the track was harrowed, bringing it to a better and drier racing surface.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
  • The research fellow who met me, Birte, was in her forties, and appeared as if she had been harrowed by her work.
    John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Verb
  • In polling those are not the issues that Americans list as most important to them.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.
    Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

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“Rototill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rototill. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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