planted

Definition of plantednext
past tense of plant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of planted Once established, however, the picture changes as California sycamores are drought-tolerant, not long after being planted in the garden. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026 Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah’s military chief, is killed when a bomb planted in his car exploded in Damascus. Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 There were the stories of coastal cleanups, the advocacy of Everglades preservationists, and the young student who planted thousands of tiny mangroves to help restore miles of our shoreline. Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 Although this lovely native wildflower is more of a woodland species, it can be planted near blueberries in ornamental plantings or along the edges of fruit plantings to attract pollinators. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026 Reddit users started posting clips of him almost immediately, showing Chonkers planted at the front of a wooden platform while the smaller sea lions kept a respectful distance. Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026 The depth is measured to the bottom of the hole, so a 2-inch-wide bulb should be planted in a 5- to 6-inch-deep hole. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026 At Harlem Grown’s 134th Street Farm, Charles planted lavender and mustard seeds with primary school children and visited a chicken coop. Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 Some of those orchards under contract had been planted in recent years, leaving growers to remove young orchards that, in some cases, may not have begun producing meaningful harvests. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planted
Verb
  • Tustin junior Nikhil Bommaiah is among several Orange County boys seeded in the Top 16 in singles.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Hawks seeded her campaign with $30,000 of her own money, and received a $5,500 donation from Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, R-Valley Center.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Marketecture was founded in 2022 and is based in New York.
    William Earl, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The story of the site, which was subsequently bought by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in 2005, is told in MySpace, a documentary directed by Tommy Avallone and produced by Gunpowder & Sky, the company founded by former MTV boss Van Toffler.
    Peter White, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Some varieties, like ‘Tumbling Tom’ have a cascading habit while others, including ‘Tiny Tim’ have been bred specifically for growing in containers.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Green hydrangeas are seen on varieties that have been bred for green color, such as Invincible Sublime, a mophead type.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Canadian Radio-television Commission was established in 1968 as a federal agency to oversee broadcasting in Canada and in 1976 had its powers expanded to include telecommunications (and the name changed accordingly to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission [CRTC]).
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • OpenAI, now valued at nearly $1 trillion following the success of ChatGPT, was established in 2015 as a charity dedicated to benefiting humanity.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Lift the sparkly transparent toilet-seat lid implanted with syringes and prescription pills.
    Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • The resulting embryo is set to be implanted in a southern white rhino surrogate, Discover Magazine reported.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Stewart instead cast the State Police investigation of her administration and an internal investigation by a law firm — each initiated by her Democratic successor, Bobby Sanchez — as badges of honor, evidence that she is seen by Democrats as the strongest candidate.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
  • The filing was part of a lawsuit that the National Religious Broadcasters, an international association of evangelical Christian communicators, and other plaintiffs initiated in 2024.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But Democrats' message has to be rooted and grounded in reality.
    NBC news, NBC news, 3 May 2026
  • Instead, their exchanges are rooted in something far more meaningful.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • Firefighters witnessed a rare ‘ash devil’ while battling the Trinity fire in San Bernardino County — a whirling column of hot ash and embers created when rising heat meets shifting winds.
    Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
  • The invalidated map had included a second majority-black district, created after years of litigation under the Voting Rights Act.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026

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“Planted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planted. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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