as in dormant
not being in a state of use, activity, or employment
the coal mine has been lying fallow since the drop in prices made it unprofitable
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Recent Examples of fallow
Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
Lahaina’s coral reefs had challenges even before the fire, including overfishing, abuse from kayak and stand-up paddleboard tours, warm ocean temperatures and sediment flows from fallow fields and construction sites, Lindsey said.
—Audrey McAvoy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022
Noah Hiscox, a Coolidge farmer for 44 years, is among the growers who expect to fallow much of their land.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2022
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Adjective
These are the pillars of our football lives, holding up the roof during fallow decades and stopping the rain rendering the whole place condemned.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
Lahaina’s coral reefs had challenges even before the fire, including overfishing, abuse from kayak and stand-up paddleboard tours, warm ocean temperatures and sediment flows from fallow fields and construction sites, Lindsey said.
—Audrey McAvoy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Verb
As farmers fallow more land in California’s Central Valley — due to drought and groundwater regulations — more dust could be kicked up, polluting low-income communities of color that already suffer from some of the nation’s worst air quality.
—Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022
Noah Hiscox, a Coolidge farmer for 44 years, is among the growers who expect to fallow much of their land.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallow
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His channel, which boasts 5.76 million subscribers, has laid dormant since July.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
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Plants go dormant by late spring so plant them where they won’t be missed, such as beneath the legs of deciduous shrubs.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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If soil was prepared earlier in the year, rake the area again before seeding to loosen the soil and remove debris.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Ampadu is capable of creativity from the deep-lying role and often sends raking passes into the front line, but Tanaka’s ability in the final third gives him an extra edge too.Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Philadelphia next plays Monday against the Hornets before a stretch of off days leading into another matchup with the Hornets in Charlotte next Friday.David Aldridge, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Jenna Bush Hager often shares stories and photos of her husband and children, sharing insight into their off camera lives.Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024
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The directors branch is notoriously snobby, which will be a tough row to hoe for Wicked’s Jon M. Chu, who got his start directing films in the Step Up and G.I. Joe franchises.Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
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Slowly, the trail widened with signs of civilization: hoed rows of plantings, waxy horses.Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
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The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the blaze around 11 a.m. on South Hope Street, arriving to find the four-story vacant building on fire, according to a department news release.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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The structure fire was located on the top floor of the vacant four-story building located at 1246 S Hope St. A total of 17 fire companies and more than 100 firefighters, knocked down the blaze in 1 hour and 37 minutes, the LAFD said.Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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Here are nine of the best new K-dramas from 2024, listed alphabetically, including a time-travel rom-com, a period musical and a show about a young woman who turns into a chicken nugget.Simon Abrams, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Green, meanwhile, is listed as out with a low back contusion. – The Warriors play the Suns at 5 p.m. at the Chase Center on Saturday; Curry and Green are likely to return then for the quick turnaround.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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It's also been treated to a raspy but muted one-off Tolman stainless steel exhaust and an electronic engine management system to improve engine idle, detect low oil pressure and improve cold starts.Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The woman, who was not publicly identified, was asleep on an idle F train at the Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn just before 7:30 a.m. Sunday, the police department said.Doha Madani, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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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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Plus, Shin Ha-young is given little to do in the second half of the series despite her effortless shift from warm third wheel to harrowed and weary abuse victim.Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
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“Fallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallow. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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