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
The Heat and Magic face off in Miami in an important game with postseason seeding implications on Saturday.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Here’s the author Ginger Strand, who wrote about the cloud seeding experiments.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
The Illini, which received a triple bye into the quarterfinals on the fourth day, head back to Champaign to await their NCAA Tournament seeding Sunday.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
By the early 2000s, developers were constructing hundreds of thousands of new condos, expanding the national housing supply, keeping prices in check, and seeding a generation of urban homeowners in cities across the country.
—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Avoid seeding too late in the season, as seeds do not germinate as well in colder soils.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
The latter may be Tuason seeding his idea for a sequel.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Awaits seeding for the NCAA Tournament.
—ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
The win gives the Titans (16-15 overall, 11-8 Big West) a season sweep of UCSD (21-10, 11-8) as teams continue to jockey for seeding in next week’s Big West Tournament in Henderson, Nevada.
—Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Here’s the author Ginger Strand, who wrote about the cloud seeding experiments.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
The Illini, which received a triple bye into the quarterfinals on the fourth day, head back to Champaign to await their NCAA Tournament seeding Sunday.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
By the early 2000s, developers were constructing hundreds of thousands of new condos, expanding the national housing supply, keeping prices in check, and seeding a generation of urban homeowners in cities across the country.
—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Avoid seeding too late in the season, as seeds do not germinate as well in colder soils.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
The latter may be Tuason seeding his idea for a sequel.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Awaits seeding for the NCAA Tournament.
—ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
The win gives the Titans (16-15 overall, 11-8 Big West) a season sweep of UCSD (21-10, 11-8) as teams continue to jockey for seeding in next week’s Big West Tournament in Henderson, Nevada.
—Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeding
planting
Verb
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Traffic mitigation measures included planting tall trees and striping the road entrances red to preserve drivers’ line of sight.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Beyond planting the cherry tree in a sunny spot, make sure to give it the correct amount of moisture throughout its early years.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Seeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeding. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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