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as in root
the source from which something grows or develops
ancient Greece provided the seed for much of Western civilization's political and philosophical thought
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as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant
the famous stallion's seed can be found on racetracks all over the world
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Recent Examples of seed
Noah Furtado, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
Orlando’s matchup with the Pistons, who secured the East’s top seed for the first time since the 2006-07 season, is the first of the final two home games this season.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
William Jones, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Performing at the Miss Universe coronation, broadcast to a global television audience, had seeded a fanbase well beyond Asia.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The ninth seed is the highest Golden State can get, meaning the Warriors will have to win two play-in games to make the playoffs, no matter what.
—Noah Furtado, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
Orlando’s matchup with the Pistons, who secured the East’s top seed for the first time since the 2006-07 season, is the first of the final two home games this season.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
In 2026, the WE Chapters and the Exponential Era begin seeding that infrastructure into cities ready to outgrow linear thinking.
—William Jones, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Performing at the Miss Universe coronation, broadcast to a global television audience, had seeded a fanbase well beyond Asia.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seed
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My in-room Japanese breakfast was another highlight, with hjiki seaweed and red snow crab, stems of earthy burdock root, crunchy snow pea with yuzu, and buttery, roasted Greenland halibut.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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These five artists have combined their Indigenous roots with revolutionary artistic techniques to preserve their cultures in the face of adversity.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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These offspring can be snipped off and planted to create new plants.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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This is because using the same pesticide repeatedly allows some pests to survive and pass on their resistance to their offspring.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The 21st Arbor Day celebration was organized by Harford County to plant native trees throughout the County.—
The Aegis,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2026
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Beyond viral French fast food chains like Tasty Crousty and O’Tacos (which serves hot tortilla wraps stuffed with chicken kebab and fries), US fast food brands have also been aggressively planting their flags across France over the last few years.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Depending on the origin and destination of the cargo, price increases have seen substantial accelerations as planes have either remained grounded or taken out of service.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of amateur and professional photographers were invited to find beauty in the invisible world of force fields and subatomic particles, which blip into existence for fractions of a second and hold secrets about the origin and fate of the universe.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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Their efforts soon bore strange and ruinous fruit.—
Caroline Fraser,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Each one is made using farm-fresh ingredients, including herbs, vegetables, fruits, olive oil, honey, and eggs grown on the hotel’s very own land, plus homemade breads, pastas, and pastries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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And even after a deep cleaning, a sponge will still contain germs that can thrive because of the perpetually moist environment.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The crew has been in medical quarantine since March 18 to protect their voyage from hitchhiking germs.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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Without spoiling too much, Kane and Palk get to bond over their Kansas City roots in the beginning of the show.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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The geologist Charles Lyell proposed that the very ground beneath mankind’s feet had been reshaped countless times before the beginning of human history and was even now in a state of flux.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Seed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seed. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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