as in until
up to (a particular time)
We studied till four in the morning, which didn't exactly make us alert for the test the next day.
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Recent Examples of till
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025
The spirit of the original forty-niners who tilled the land lives on in those still digging for riches in the California soil.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The mass cultivation of crops that are specially bred to grow larger roots—a concept being tested on a small scale right now—along with farming methods that avoid tilling the soil, could store huge amounts of carbon dioxide as underground biomass for several decades or longer.
—Inês Azevedo, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
Eventually, if the economics and logistics work out, these could catch on in row crops, those planted in rows that can be tilled by machinery.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Prep the planting spot by tilling the soil to a depth of 10 to 12 inches.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025
The spirit of the original forty-niners who tilled the land lives on in those still digging for riches in the California soil.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The mass cultivation of crops that are specially bred to grow larger roots—a concept being tested on a small scale right now—along with farming methods that avoid tilling the soil, could store huge amounts of carbon dioxide as underground biomass for several decades or longer.
—Inês Azevedo, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
Eventually, if the economics and logistics work out, these could catch on in row crops, those planted in rows that can be tilled by machinery.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for till
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Ultimately, Severance champions the idea that merging professional roles with personal identity is key to cultivating authentic leadership.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Bezos has also been careful to cultivate social and financial ties with his family.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
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Girls worked in kitchens and sewed; boys farmed, did carpentry, and practiced blacksmithing.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Mar. 2025
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Carbon dating and analysis of a rock shelter in Honduras shows humans were eating avocados as long as 11,000 years ago, and began actively farming their trees as early as 7,500 years ago.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Now the physicist and tech entrepreneur is focused on chocolate — not from cacao harvested in tropical climates more suited to the plant, but from cacao grown right here in Southern California.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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Sheep, pigs, and cattle grazed under the trees and harvested their own fodder—a practice known as silvopasture, derived from Latin and meaning forest feeding.—
Ben Seal,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Mar. 2025
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Manhattan Township did not object to the solar facilities but made several requests, such as planting a buffer of evergreen trees and shrubs along the north and west property lines and adding at least a 6-foot tall chain-link fence for security.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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The city's largest tech company has planted deep roots in the East Liberty neighborhood and is looking to strengthen those ties.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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Chard leaves tend to taste bitter in the heat of summer.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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The early bird gets the worm, so don’t wait because these deals tend to vanish fast.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Till.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/till. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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