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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 Gardeners don’t rototill except when building a garden. —Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2022 Run them through the mower to shred them, then spread up to 1 inch of the shredded leaves over the garden and rototill them into the soil to a depth of 5 or 6 inches. —Neil Sperry Down To Earth, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Nov. 2021 In May, tell readers to rototill their gardens. —New York Times, 28 July 2021
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 Gardeners don’t rototill except when building a garden. —Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2022 Run them through the mower to shred them, then spread up to 1 inch of the shredded leaves over the garden and rototill them into the soil to a depth of 5 or 6 inches. —Neil Sperry Down To Earth, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Nov. 2021 In May, tell readers to rototill their gardens. —New York Times, 28 July 2021
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Domínguez, meanwhile, has been raking at Triple-A since missing the cut for the Yankees’ Opening Day roster.— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Pau Torres’s raking pass intended for Leon Bailey fell short.— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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These should be relatively easy to hoe out and dispose of.— Laura Simpson, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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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
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Another victim, Rebecca Boston, 24, of McIntyre, was found at the scene and was last listed in critical condition.— Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Federal campaign finance records show Cole Allen contributed $25 to a Democratic Party political action committee in support of Kamala Harris for president in 2024 and listed his employer as C2 Education.— Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Rototill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/rototill. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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