GERMINATED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

germinated

verb

past tense of germinate

as in emerged

to come into being A new counterculture germinating in the city's art district.

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as in propagated

to cause (something, as a seed) to grow She began by reading up on the best ways to germinate apple seeds.

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Recent Examples of germinated The sapling was germinated from one of 1,000 seeds NASA sent aboard the uncrewed Artemis I mission, which saw a space capsule orbit the moon in 2022. — Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 27 July 2026 Timing is critical for corn gluten to be effective, as seeds that have already germinated and formed roots will not be affected. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 6 June 2026 Others are available for purchase as seeds that can be easily germinated indoors or sown directly in the garden. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026 If fewer than 14 seeds (about 70 percent) germinated, toss them out and purchase new seed. — Midwest Living, 14 Apr. 2026 Once the seeds have germinated, move them off the heat mats into a sunny location. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026 These products have no effect on seeds that have already germinated, young plants, or mature plants. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2026 What had germinated in marble in Italy was ready to evolve from three-dimensional cubes to four-dimensional information that could visualize some of the project’s possible permutations. — Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026 The moment when the idea first germinated. — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026

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Verb

The feud helped cost Republicans an incumbent who may have been tougher for Democrats to dislodge, and Tillis has emerged as an increasingly outspoken critic of the president.

— Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
The plan emerged from the House speaker’s desire to limit state spending and pad the state’s reserves.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of emerged

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View this post on Instagram Because of the news of her divorce, the post trickled through the celebrity gossip outlets, and that coverage in turn propagated the post through Google search.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
Cultivation The plant grows naturally on riverbeds, grasslands, and human-disturbed areas; it can be propagated from both seeds and stem cuttings.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of propagated

Verb

The property evolved over the decades, with an expansion of the building around 1895, and another addition around 1930.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
The event, which started out as a one-day yacht trip, has since evolved into a three-day celebration, and many attendees even come from out of town.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of evolved

Verb

But the difference is that those early records by Hannah Diamond and GFOTY were good—never mind written and produced by humans.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
The Jets have shown flashes of improvement from his 3-14 debut season, but those flashes haven’t produced consistent results.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of produced

Verb

Then came the record ocean heat of 2023, when even restoration efforts could not save most of the endangered elkhorn and staghorn corals planted in the Keys.

— Steven Vollmer, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
The Constitution planted the seeds, and some of those seeds didn’t bear fruit for some time.

— Sarah Gordon, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of planted

Verb

The number of enrollees grew during the COVID-19 pandemic when enhanced subsidies became available through the American Rescue Plan Act and Inflation Reduction Act, both signed into law by President Biden.

— Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The company’s profitable services business grew less than 10% during the September quarter, the slowest expansion since 2022.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of grew

Verb

Indígena by Owamni in Minneapolis serves manoomin, among many other wild and cultivated foods native to the Americas.

— Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
The Lone Star State native has cultivated a warm reverence for many of his costars across 40 years in film and TV, as Hawke shares in the latest installment of Vanity Fair’s Scene Selection.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026

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