as in cultivated
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on
farmers tilling the soil from sunup to sunset
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Recent Examples of tilled
Creative soil has to be tilled every once in a while.
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Peter Bogdanovich,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Red clover can make a drought- and shade-tolerant lawn alternative, but it is more often grown as an annual winter cover crop and then tilled into the soil as green manure.
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Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
Unlike parks or residential lawns, cemeteries are rarely dug up, tilled or redeveloped — which means the soil remains stable year after year.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
Solid manure from feedlots, poultry houses or composting dairy barns is spread and tilled under.
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Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
These tools – still carrying the soil from which they were tilled – represent the work of the immigrant farmworkers of all backgrounds who helped build California’s agriculture industry, which continues to feed the nation today.
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Sam Vong,
The Conversation,
18 Dec. 2025
The wheat fields themselves told their own story—deep brown and newly tilled in autumn, then green in spring, golden in summer.
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Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Nov. 2025
The rest was tilled into the ground.
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Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
Château de Selle is located inland from the Mediterranean Sea, on limestone hillsides, planted in arid limestone soil––the earth is actually mechanically tilled to crush the rocks; yields from the 345-acre organic (since 2022) estate are low.
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John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Peter Bogdanovich,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Red clover can make a drought- and shade-tolerant lawn alternative, but it is more often grown as an annual winter cover crop and then tilled into the soil as green manure.
—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
Unlike parks or residential lawns, cemeteries are rarely dug up, tilled or redeveloped — which means the soil remains stable year after year.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
Solid manure from feedlots, poultry houses or composting dairy barns is spread and tilled under.
—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
These tools – still carrying the soil from which they were tilled – represent the work of the immigrant farmworkers of all backgrounds who helped build California’s agriculture industry, which continues to feed the nation today.
—
Sam Vong,
The Conversation,
18 Dec. 2025
The wheat fields themselves told their own story—deep brown and newly tilled in autumn, then green in spring, golden in summer.
—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Nov. 2025
The rest was tilled into the ground.
—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
Château de Selle is located inland from the Mediterranean Sea, on limestone hillsides, planted in arid limestone soil––the earth is actually mechanically tilled to crush the rocks; yields from the 345-acre organic (since 2022) estate are low.
—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilled
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But the star has cultivated a loyal collective of her favorite brands, including Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney and Area (recall her famous Super Bowl jeans).
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The one-person filmmaker averages 3 million views per episode and has cultivated a YouTube audience of 500,000.
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Tillman planted the free kick in the back net, taking advantage of an open side of the net left by keeper Nikola Vasilj.
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This winning series captures a row of poplar trees planted along the banks of the River Po in Italy, which are natural guardians against flooding, now standing immersed in perfectly still water beneath soft, diffused light.
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Ronco Bertolo is a brand-new apartment-style B&B tucked into the Bolognese Apennines near Loiano, run by a woman whose family has farmed the property for three centuries.
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As Rayan began screaming, al-Ajeen, whose family has long farmed in the area, picked up his son and began walking again.
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The small village is world-renowned for its excellent oysters, a delicacy that has been harvested here since Roman times.
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According to the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, cannabis flower harvested in the 1990s averaged around 5% THC; by 2022, the state’s average flower potency had climbed to roughly 21%, with some strains tested as high as 35%.
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