planted

past tense of plant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of planted For the most part, garlic grows best if it’s planted about a week or two after the first killing frost in the fall, followed by exposure to several months of cool weather before the spring season starts. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2026 Every single pizza here is its own feast of bold flavor combinations, and there's no surprise that the first place that Martucci planted his flag outside of Italy was Miami's artsy Wynwood District. Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026 But news accounts show the seeds for the FAIR Plan were planted years before in the 1961 Bel-Air fire that destroyed nearly 500 homes in the Santa Monica Mountains, including those of several Hollywood celebrities. Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 In 1976 Kollek donated trees of Israel to be planted in Jerusalem Grove in Battery Park as a symbol of friendship and solidarity. Herbert Block, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026 River Partners planted roughly 1,500 acres of floodplain between it and the river here. Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The aides arranged press junkets, invented sources, and planted stories that brazenly inverted popular views. Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 Dutch womenswear label, Róhe, has planted its flag at 77 Mercer street. Madeline Fass, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026 Black gum will adapt to most soil conditions, but must be planted in acidic soil. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planted
Verb
  • Another waning idea is the guess that space rocks may have seeded life on this planet.
    Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One that is gaining steam, sources said, is a plan to create that new fund, seeded with money from both owners and outside investors.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Contour Circuits, founded by Secor and former graduate student Jeremy Rurup, received a $150,000 Small Business Technology Transfer contract to advance the technology.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • At Micam, curation takes place in sections like the Emerging Designer event area, founded in 2018.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Sometimes a young cow may not be bred during the rut, but will come back in heat later in the year.
    Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
  • There are several types of dogs that were originally bred for work, making these breeds excellent hiking partners.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This turns the tables on them, with one of crypto's biggest and most established companies working to appeal to wealthy investors who may want options with a range of strategies and asset classes.
    Jenny Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • What distinguished their negotiations was that Kissinger and Zhou each established a true intellectual appreciation for the other as a partner.
    Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Intellectual strength isn’t transmitted by lecture or implanted with a diploma.
    Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • No prejudices against colorful clothing or jewelry have been implanted in him.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In April Bangladesh health officials initiated a large-scale measles vaccination campaign, targeting some 18 million children.
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, plaintiffs contend that the commission initiated the early renewal proceeding to retaliate against plaintiffs in violation of the First Amendment.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The estate’s appeal is rooted not only in its scale and flexibility, but also in the character of the main home itself.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vining types like Monstera adansonii, on the other hand, can be rooted just like vining pothos or philodendrons.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The delay again has created a potential cash crunch for districts during the wait for their cut — often a main revenue source for local governments — and added to the pile of complaints about the county’s decade-long property tax system upgrade.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Bees take advantage of vegetation and openings in forest canopies created by disturbances such as disease, storms, wind, beavers and fire.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Planted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planted. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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