planted

past tense of plant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of planted Proceeds from ticket sales will go toward the musicians, money needed to restore the ashram Coltrane established that burned in the 2018 Woolsey fire and to TreePeople, a local nonprofit that has planted more than 3 million trees in our region. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 In turn, Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios filed a defamation suit, which claimed Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, had planted false claims in order to take over creative control of the film. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Instead of a traditional green yard, she's planted native plants and flowers that attract local pollinators. Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 By 1946, approximately 3 million acres of kudzu had been planted on farmland across the Southeast. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026 Instead, growers just planted less rather than keep fighting for bad export prices as a result the whole domestic base shrank, and there's less cushion when there is a bad harvest season. Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Spring bulbs and Peony roots will be planted in the coming months, so prepare by shopping early! Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 The sequence continued with a poisonrana from Bandido, but Wayne ate it and planted Bandido with a crucifix driver. Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Morgan cleared the land, planted a vegetable garden, and turned an open shed into a playhouse and guest bedroom for her grandsons. Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planted
Verb
  • The compensation package also includes a new Player Support Program seeded with an initial $2 million commitment in 2026, equally split between men and women players.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That literally seemingly has injected and seeded lies into the environment.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The company, founded in 1995, has grown through a combination of scale and acquisitions, building an operation that spans much of the food supply chain.
    Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The province of Ontario, founded in 1867, took its name from the lake.
    Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Knightsbridge is owned and bred by Godolphin, founded by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoun.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Conspiracy theories — of euthanasia, of sterilization, of American bad intentions involving CIA spies, of viruses bred in pig cells (for those who kept Halal) or monkey cells (to Hindus for whom the macaque is sacred) — were common.
    Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The organization works to champion aspiring and established storytellers by providing events and services, enhancing public awareness and participation and encouraging community partnerships.
    Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Nor have the researchers yet established the process’s industrial environmental or economic balance.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In the eight-episode Robocop series, written by Ocko, a giant tech conglomerate pursuades the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved fallen officer, Alex Murphy (Stevens).
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Synaptic purge To find out how many synapses are lost during QIH, Tanaka’s team implanted tetrodes, bundles of fine electrodes, into the hippocampus of freely moving mice.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • SpaceX initiated a bond offering this week as the latest example, following Alphabet, which has raised capital through global debt markets multiple times.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Therefore, egg freezing should ideally be initiated in your 20s or early 30s when both egg quality and quantity are at their peak – not at 36 like AOC.
    Dr. Jaime Knopman, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When well rooted grow the new plants in a full sun location for best production.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Smith’s commitment to protecting people was rooted partly in his military service, according to his longtime partner, Lisa Haney.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rabble, an early Twitter employee, created Divine with backing from Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Elaine Paul said business has been difficult since the pandemic, but it’s been important to her to carry on the legacy her parents created.
    Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Planted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planted. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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