planted

past tense of plant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of planted They must be placed next to the headstone and cannot be planted or placed in a metal or glass vase. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026 Stand comfortably with your feet planted on the floor, or sit down in a chair. — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Nov. 2026 Once planted in the soil, the seeds remain dormant over winter. — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 Once planted, the surrounding soil provides insulation and helps protect the root system from extreme temperature fluctuations. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 9 Nov. 2026 On the right side of the property, Peter planted several fruit trees, including a couple of fig trees, a pomegranate, plum and olive trees, a persimmon and guava. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026 Visitors will also learn how these three plants protect and nurture one another when planted together, in honor of National Native American Heritage Month. — Kat Tran november 7, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planted
Verb
  • Huang has seeded the market with numerous companies that buy Nvidia GPUs, building his company's influence and establishing a deep roster of customers, beyond the hyperscalers.
    — Kif Leswing,Annie Palmer,Kevin Breuninger,Samantha Subin,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Historically, the 32-team brackets comprise four teams from each of the eight regions, with region champions seeded first, second-place teams next, and so on.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The beaches here are lined with colorful guesthouses and design-forward boutique stays like Jakes Hotel, a beloved family-run establishment founded by local artist Sally Henzell.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The law firm was founded by employment lawyer Kristen Prinz, whose business-side practice includes workplace trainings, investigations and audits, according to her firm’s website.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • This has bred a culture of entitlement and an insatiable desire for the government to do more, while many demand to work less, if at all.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Schubarth subsequently bred offspring of the Montana Mountain King to captive bighorn ewes on his farm west of Great Falls.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Namibia is a participant in the Kimberley Process, an international certification system established in 2003 to prevent rough diamonds from financing armed conflicts.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • However, the components have not yet been tested in orbit, and their long-term reliability under actual space conditions remains to be established.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • In the newer episode, the older Darvin travels back in time to assassinate Kirk, plotting his revenge with a bomb implanted in an unfortunate tribble.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Ji-hyun and Nakano were both the product of IVF, and their embryos were implanted in their respective mothers on the same day.
    — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The deal was initiated by Audrey Delaney, Marketing Executive at Dark Sky Films.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2026
  • His Charitable Trust, the portfolio used for the Investing Club, initiated a position in 2017, when its push into the data center and AI computing was still in its early days.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • How to Remove Dead Annuals From the Garden Many annuals are shallow-rooted and easily removed from the garden, but be careful not to disturb the roots of nearby perennials.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Maybe because their connection was so deeply rooted, the proposal resonated with a complete stranger.
    — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • So the committee created a clip library, and began to grow its group of unpaid influencers.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Then a group created to save the ship, the SS United States Conservancy, bought it in 2011.
    — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

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“Planted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planted. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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