1
as in seeding
to put or set into the ground to grow
I'll plant the marigold seeds in the spring
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2
as in establishing
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 breeding
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 planting
Sunni lawmakers demanded the release of Islamists, Shiite ones sought the release of drug dealers mostly from Lebanon’s eastern, cannabis-planting Baalbek region.
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ABC News, 5 June 2026
Doc McPherson experimented with planting different kinds of grape varietals in the High Plains during the ‘60s to see which worked best in the hot, dry region and helped establish the High Plains AVA.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026
Consider planting seeds for a second harvest of okra, squash, and cucumbers that mature quickly.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Try planting a ring of parsley around the trunks of apple trees as part of a fruit guild, or grow a few parsley plants in pots and move them beneath the trees when the parsley starts flowering.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
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ABC News, 5 June 2026
Doc McPherson experimented with planting different kinds of grape varietals in the High Plains during the ‘60s to see which worked best in the hot, dry region and helped establish the High Plains AVA.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026
Consider planting seeds for a second harvest of okra, squash, and cucumbers that mature quickly.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Try planting a ring of parsley around the trunks of apple trees as part of a fruit guild, or grow a few parsley plants in pots and move them beneath the trees when the parsley starts flowering.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planting
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Underneath the topmost layer (a user clicking through a browser), a comprehensive E2E setup involves mocking production endpoints, intercepting network requests, seeding databases, making precise assertions at every layer of the stack and integrating tightly with CI pipelines.—
Ethan Pronev,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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But before the pathogen was identified, some 30 passengers had disembarked and flown home to 12 countries, potentially seeding the planet with a virus that kills 38% of its victims.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
18 May 2026
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Archer and Joby are establishing significant footprints already with bets in the Middle East, where regulators and governments have readily embraced the new tech.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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But the incident will no doubt deal a blow to not only Blue Origin's ambitions of gaining ground on commercial spaceflight competitor SpaceX, but also to NASA's ambitions of establishing a foothold on the moon.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Females are not released but may be used for breeding in the laboratory.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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To test the effect of this dysfunctional receptor on the plant’s defenses, the team began breeding the plants for their experiment.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Alvarado might have gotten away with some hard contact when initiating the box out, but Wembanyama may have gotten away with a flagrant foul after wrapping both of his arms near Alvarado's neck and tossing him like a rag doll.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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The judge criticized Saenz for initiating some of the phone calls and not immediately hanging up when her son called, but did not hold her in contempt.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Manipulations include everything from surgically removing key tissues to implanting beads soaked with signaling molecules to injecting DNA into cells to instruct them to make a different set of proteins.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
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Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy and depression generally involves implanting an electrical stimulator in the left side of a patient’s chest, where the vagus nerve passes.—
Elizabeth Riley,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Biennale announced the jury, invited by Kouoh and led by president Solange Oliveira Farkas, founding artistic director of the Videobrasil Biennial, this past April; its job is normally to designate winners of Golden Lions for the best presentations in the show.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
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The bank was a founding partner of the Valkyries, who already rank as the WNBA’s most valuable team at $850 million; the Warriors are the NBA’s most valuable, unseating the Knicks’ stranglehold on the spot in 2023, per ’s rankings.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
3 June 2026
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Will this end up being the most lopsided rooting guide ever?—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.—
Meredith Maran,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The Fairmont draws a diverse crowd—from business travelers to couples celebrating anniversaries, to casual visitors—creating a lively but laid-back atmosphere.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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Following the death of legendary entertainer, journalist and humanitarian Will Rogers in 1935, the roadway was designated the Will Rogers Memorial Highway, creating a lasting connection between Santa Monica and Rogers’ hometown of Claremore, Oklahoma.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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