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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
This unscientific decision will sow unnecessary fear and is likely to disrupt flu vaccine manufacturing timelines.
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Dr. Robert Edelman, Mercury News, 27 July 2025
Also, a covert foreign influence campaign aimed at swaying public opinion and sowing discord through fake social media posts.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Jet2 Holidays followed in 2007, packaging up flight, hotel, and transfers between the two — and sowing the seeds for 2025’s song of the summer.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
The current anti-DEI legislation was implemented to sow fear and confusion in the workplace.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Dr. Robert Edelman, Mercury News, 27 July 2025
Also, a covert foreign influence campaign aimed at swaying public opinion and sowing discord through fake social media posts.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Jet2 Holidays followed in 2007, packaging up flight, hotel, and transfers between the two — and sowing the seeds for 2025’s song of the summer.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
The current anti-DEI legislation was implemented to sow fear and confusion in the workplace.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sow
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Park Ridge police are investigating after a 7-Eleven convenience store was recently robbed and a clerk believed to be sprayed with mace, in an incident where cigarettes and alcohol were reported stolen.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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So most of that material is put back into Mobile Bay using what the Corps calls a thin layer placement technique, spraying a 12-inch layer in a specified zone.—
Debbie Elliott,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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Water the new perennial thoroughly following planting to settle the soil around the roots.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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Lake of the Woods Restoration: Join Seminole County Lake Management biologists and the Seminole Education, Restoration and Volunteer (SERV) Program in helping to restore Grace Lake by planting beneficial native plants.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2025
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Communicate Clearly And Often Uncertainty breeds fear, and fear stalls progress.—
Jason Ballard,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But when a fire destroys part of Al’s home and a hard drive goes missing, mistrust begins to breed between the two, drawing in Peck’s teenage daughter Sara and threatening to undo both their relationship and their role in a larger criminal enterprise.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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Place cucumbers, bell peppers, and onions in a large bowl, and sprinkle with pickling salt.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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Brush with a little bit of the egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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Stop fertilizing the Bermuda grass in early to mid-September, around 30 days prior to seeding cool-season grasses.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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There are also three desserts on the menu including pane dolce with vanilla ice cream, espresso anise seeds chocolate biscotti and coffee icebox cake.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
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Livramento, Lewis Hall and Kieran Trippier look to advance from full-back and pepper the area with crosses.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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Over the course of three legislative committee hearings in less than two weeks, state lawmakers peppered the Texas Lottery Commission's top executive with questions about why the agency did nothing to stop third-party vendors from using a smartphone app to sell tickets to players.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Commemorate the evening by stopping at a photo booth, or print out a photo of you and your S.O. to put in one of Venus et Fleur’s gorgeous frames.—
Sarah Boyd,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Alexia has done it the right way, by putting in her time, forging bonds with all the women, and bringing more storylines than a decade’s worth of telenovelas.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Sow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sow. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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