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as in founded
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
soon the sect had planted churches across the breadth of the colony
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as in bred
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a profound respect for Mother Nature that had been planted by long experience with hurricanes
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Recent Examples of planted
The vineyard everyone thought was crazy Perhaps the purest expression of Terras Gauda's faith in Caíño Blanco is La Mar, a single-vineyard wine sourced from a dramatic hillside site planted almost entirely to the variety.
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Emily Price, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Winemaker Kristina Shideler utilized some of the estate’s oldest vines, planted in 1982, to craft this bottling.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
That is the median—the balance belonging to the worker planted exactly in the middle of the distribution, with half of Americans above and half below.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
The lean was likely caused by trees that had been planted near the sound wall when it and the neighboring subdivision were constructed in the 1980s.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Only six trees are currently growing on the island, but there are 100 saplings in a greenhouse that will be planted.
—Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Even if your hook does find a soft spot, tarpon battle so violently and have so much energy that the odds of that hook staying planted for the entire fight are slim.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
Plant Correctly Zinnias need to be planted in full sun with proper spacing for good airflow to prevent disease.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 June 2026
Thyme will rot away when planted in a wet spot.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Emily Price, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Winemaker Kristina Shideler utilized some of the estate’s oldest vines, planted in 1982, to craft this bottling.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
That is the median—the balance belonging to the worker planted exactly in the middle of the distribution, with half of Americans above and half below.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
The lean was likely caused by trees that had been planted near the sound wall when it and the neighboring subdivision were constructed in the 1980s.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Only six trees are currently growing on the island, but there are 100 saplings in a greenhouse that will be planted.
—Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Even if your hook does find a soft spot, tarpon battle so violently and have so much energy that the odds of that hook staying planted for the entire fight are slim.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
Plant Correctly Zinnias need to be planted in full sun with proper spacing for good airflow to prevent disease.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 June 2026
Thyme will rot away when planted in a wet spot.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planted
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Hammer entered his third straight NCAA outdoor championships seeded 17th.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
15 June 2026
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Both players’ exploits put them in line to be seeded at Wimbledon, which starts June 29.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
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The James Beard Foundation was founded in 1986 and is named for the legendary cookbook author who has been called America’s first foodie.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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The company was founded in 1998 by skydivers Chris Hall and his father, John Hall, and for nearly three decades has operated out of Butler Memorial Airport.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Approved for consumption by the Food and Drug Administration in 2020, the pigs are bred as part of an experimental effort to harvest animal organs for transplantation into humans.—
Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Jon Stewart, a born and bred New Yorker, kicked off his Monday night installment of The Daily Show celebrating the momentous victory of the Knicks, shouting out sanitation workers and the community of NYC for coming together to celebrate the team’s triumph for the first time since 1973.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 June 2026
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The Wright brothers launched their airplane factory at a time when Dayton had established itself as one of the world's most innovative cities, according to Lockhart, who noted that Dayton was the home of several world-changing inventions at the time.—
Randy Tucker,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The Cleveland Foundation is considered the first community foundation, established in 1914 by lawyer Frederick Harris Goff as a way to fund durable change in the city.—
James Pollard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The wearable operates differently from implanted vagus nerve stimulation and was not designed to treat PTSD symptoms in the same direct way.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
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Hodak works primarily on brain-computer interfaces (BCI), or technologies that decode brain activity to perform physical actions, sometimes using chips implanted in the brain.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
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The investment firm initiated research coverage of NANO Nuclear with a buy rating on Wednesday, giving the stock a $45 price target, implying 60% upside from Thursday’s close.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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The staredown initiated a little argy-bargy between the pair as both teams exited the field.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Though rooted in research and development, reliable, frequent precipitation measurements had value for agricultural, disaster management, weather forecasting, flood prediction and other applications.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The script is rooted in Yan’s years living and working in Beijing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2026
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The dry conditions have also created high fire danger in parts of the state.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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“Planted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planted. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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