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Recent Examples of overseed
Landscape professionals also regularly overseed cool-season lawns as part of maintenance programs to keep weeds out and promote a lush, beautiful lawn.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
Aim to overseed at least 4 weeks before the first killing frost in your region to give grass seed time to get established.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
Aim to overseed at least 4 weeks before the first killing frost in your region to give grass seed time to get established.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseed
reseed
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Warm-Season Grasses If your lawn is composed of warm-season grasses like bermudagrass, zoysia, or centipedegrass, late spring to early summer is the ideal time to reseed.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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Teams won’t be reseeded after the wild-card games, so in the Division Series, the No. 1 seed will face the winner of the No. 4 vs. No. 5 series, and No. 2 will face the No. 3 vs. No. 6 winner.—
Zach Powell,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Overseed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseed. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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