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as in to spray
to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on
sow the fields with maize in early spring, and the crop should be ready by late summer
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as in to breed
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a malicious neighbor who sowed within him nagging suspicions about his wife
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Recent Examples of sow
Keep sowing succession crops of lettuce, kale, and other leafy greens, as well as radishes and beets.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Plant your seeds indoors up to four weeks before the last spring frost, or wait and sow them outdoors once the weather has warmed to 70 degrees.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Still others said Kennedy’s announcement undermines trust in doctors and sows doubt in their ability to care for patients.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
The strategy appears to be to aimed at making Gazans believe that Hamas is stealing their food—as Israeli officials have long claimed, without furnishing evidence—and to sow chaos.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Plant your seeds indoors up to four weeks before the last spring frost, or wait and sow them outdoors once the weather has warmed to 70 degrees.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Still others said Kennedy’s announcement undermines trust in doctors and sows doubt in their ability to care for patients.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
The strategy appears to be to aimed at making Gazans believe that Hamas is stealing their food—as Israeli officials have long claimed, without furnishing evidence—and to sow chaos.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
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That's despite calls from agency staff for Kennedy to tone down such rhetoric after a gunman—who was influenced by vaccine misinformation and the vilification of the public health agency—sprayed the CDC campus with over 500 rounds and killed a local police officer last month.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Rather than spraying the formula directly onto her skin, our tester applied it to a cotton round instead.—
Esme Benjamin,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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In cooler regions, plants are commonly planted in spring for an early season color and cut back in summer when plants decline due to heat.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds of security forces searched for additional attackers or explosives that could have been planted around the area.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Labradors are often more energetic and bred for hunting, retrieving, and service work, whereas goldens are prized for their patience, friendliness, and trainability.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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And from that position, she was empowered to breed social revolt.—
Time,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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After years of the NBA largely being split between linear TV networks ABC, ESPN and TNT (with some NBA TV sprinkled in), the new rights deal will be far more streaming-centric.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Raisins are also super easy to sprinkle on yogurt, cereal, and salads, and can find their way into baked goods and even savory dinner dishes like pasta.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
2 Sep. 2025
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From Adidas heirs investing through leAD Sports & Health Tech Partners in Riyadh, to India’s Claypond Capital (Ranjan Pai) seeding Biopeak with $3 million, dynastic families see longevity not as IRR, but as intergenerational insurance.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Use the spreader again to apply fertilizer to the areas that were seeded.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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The host Colombia was peppering the Bolivia goalkeeper Carlos Lampe with shots on goal from early on.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Familiar names pepper the script, but characters’ circumstances, identities, and motivations have been significantly altered.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The concern is that whatever AI safeguards might have been put in place are insufficient and are allowing people to incur mental harm while using generative AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The siblings put in $15,000 of their own money as an initial investment.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Sow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sow. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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