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as in to spray
to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on
sow the fields with maize in early spring, and the crop should be ready by late summer
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as in to breed
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a malicious neighbor who sowed within him nagging suspicions about his wife
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Recent Examples of sow
And some of those in Tallahassee began sowing seeds of division to advance their own causes and elevate their own profiles.
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Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
In the reception area, amid meandering pools and rock walls sowed with cascading ferns, staff members taught guests how to weave coconut fronds into sun hats and fans.
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Julie Orringer,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
Are bad guys forced to use nondescript phones and computers so as not to sow chaos with a device bearing Apple’s famous logo?
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Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 June 2026
The companies were included in a previous version that was posted briefly in February before being withdrawn minutes later without any explanation, sowing confusion about the Pentagon’s intentions.
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Kate O'Keeffe,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
In the reception area, amid meandering pools and rock walls sowed with cascading ferns, staff members taught guests how to weave coconut fronds into sun hats and fans.
—
Julie Orringer,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
Are bad guys forced to use nondescript phones and computers so as not to sow chaos with a device bearing Apple’s famous logo?
—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 June 2026
The companies were included in a previous version that was posted briefly in February before being withdrawn minutes later without any explanation, sowing confusion about the Pentagon’s intentions.
—
Kate O'Keeffe,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sow
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Just be sure to spray in the right places rather than taking a broad strokes approach.
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Follow the label instructions, and do not spray when a plant is flowering.
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Under the Biden administration, federal taxpayers paid farmers billions of dollars to stop planting crops, but that's considered a short-term solution too expensive to maintain indefinitely.
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Other summer camps soon planted flags of their own.
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These stunning, resilient shrub roses are bred to thrive in heat and humidity, resisting related diseases.
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When the alpha is dethroned, his replacement typically does in his predecessor’s cubs so that the females in the pride will breed again.
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There are more than 70 hits sprinkled like glitter across this tale of a pair of lovers and a cast of performers at the Moulin Rouge cabaret club.
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Custom Paul Smith deck chairs are positioned on the waterfront, a collection of board games offers a respite from the sun, and other witty, Paul Smith touches are sprinkled throughout the property.
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As the accounts amassed half a million followers, Earle seeded influencer friends Away suitcases (locked with her new products inside) and puzzle pieces that were added to an NYC digital billboard that incrementally revealed the launch.
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Earth-impacting shrapnel from those primordial upheavals may have helped seed our planet with the precursors for life, delivering water and organic compounds from the dark, icy depths of the outer solar system.
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Reiner would pepper Brooks' ancient man with questions about what Jesus was like.
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During aggressive cross-examination of ATF agents, Haney peppered them with questions about what steps were taken to protect the integrity of the site of the Lachman fire.
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Marathon should never have been put in the position to keep Bungie afloat with Destiny 2 completely dead, but that’s where things have ended up.
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At the end of the first half of this double episode, Elizabeth Gaines (Linda Purl), advisor to the Vice President, is shot by sniper Tom Walker (Chris Chalk), Brody's fellow POW—and the VP and a bunch of other important people are put in a bunker along with Brody, who plans to blow them all up.
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“Sow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sow. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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