Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potting
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In July, after rampant flooding claimed more than 130 lives in the Texas Hill Country, false rumors started to spread on social media that Coogan and Hays’s friend Augustus Doricko had contributed to the bad weather with his cloud-seeding company Rainmaker.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Playoff seeding matters, especially to this Denver team.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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For best results, choose a rich potting mix and amend garden soil with compost before planting.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
7 Jan. 2026
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When planting pea seeds, proper soil preparation is essential.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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Rookie Egor Demin opened the game with no fear, drilling back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Nets an early spark.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Most recommend drilling 1-inch holes an inch or so deep in the surface of the stump, filling the holes with the chemical remover, and covering the stump with a tarp to keep children and pets safely away.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2026
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That includes requiring that the facilities pay costs of electric service — shielding residents and other businesses from getting hit with part of the tab — and putting in place water-permitting requirements.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, a broken leg in a cast prevented him from putting in the necessary training.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
14 Jan. 2026
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There has been some recent success transplanting pig kidneys and hearts into people, but this is believed to be the first attempt to transplant a pig lung into a human.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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Then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida purged those officials and pledged to cut his party’s ties to the group – but the damage was done, sowing deep public suspicion toward the LDP.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Expect seeds to emerge 4 to 7 days after sowing.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Potting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potting. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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