sharecropped

Definition of sharecroppednext
past tense of sharecrop
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Verb
  • Ponds for retaining cooling water, electricity substations, and high-voltage lines cut across a landscape where the Walters family has farmed for five generations.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The roster includes several farmed by Robert Biale Vineyards, which produces seven vineyard-designate Zinfandels, a Barbera, and a Petite Sirah from Napa Valley plots planted between 1905 and the 1960s, more than half of which are home to vines dating back over 100 years.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Medieval schoolmen worrying over Aristotle could be pedants; so could cultivated female salonnières in seventeenth-century Paris.
    Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Israel cultivated a close relationship with Azerbaijan shortly after its independence, with the duo soon becoming one of each other’s most important allies.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Sharecropped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropped. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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