seeding

present participle of seed
as in planting
to put or set into the ground to grow seeded grass in the backyard

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Recent Examples of seeding Drugs that would otherwise have moved on stayed in Fiji, seeding this domestic market which didn't really exist before. — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026 Fever fans were also watching the Lynx matchup for playoff seeding purposes. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 To qualify for the final standings, teams must have a winning record, make the playoffs and improve on their playoff advancement or seeding from 2025. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Rather than seeding by qualifying time, athletes get to choose their preferred lane in advance, and these are then given out based on world ranking. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 An early post that happens to cross some threshold of visibility, for reasons as mundane as algorithm timing or which accounts amplified it first, can end up seeding a mass shift in opinion that a substantively identical, earlier post did not. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 This is an important game for City Section playoff seeding purposes and also provides more evidence of which team will compete for a league title. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Cloud seeding − introducing particles such as silver iodide into clouds to cause water droplets to freeze and fall as precipitation − is not new, but measuring its real-world success has been elusive. — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 However, when body turns up, seeding distrust among the residents. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeding
planting
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  • Ronald Watts, accused of planting evidence to frame hundreds of men.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have sent fertilizer costs soaring, just as farmers pay higher interest rates on the loans needed to get from planting to harvest season.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Seeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeding. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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