fallowed

verb

past tense of fallow
as in hoed

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  1. listed
  2. raked
  3. plowed
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  • DeNA, founded in Tokyo in 1999 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, spans mobile games, live-streaming and sports alongside its entertainment business.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Outside the courthouse, Navarrete listed all the documents her client would need for a chance to stay, as his daughter furiously typed them into a cellphone.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of listed
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  • Corbin raked Trick’s eyes behind the referees back, but Yachty hit Corbin with a kendo stick leading to a Death Valley Driver from Trick for the nearfall.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The grass and roots can then be raked out after tilling the soil and before planting flowers.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of raked
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  • Officials told Indian media outlets that whatever fell off the glacier may have dropped into a glacial lake and blocked a river, resulting in the massive wave of ice, water and debris that plowed through settlements nearby.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The chase ended when the car plowed through a fence on Sumter Avenue.
    — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of plowed
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“Fallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallowed. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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