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as in sprayed
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 bred
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 sowed
Additionally, the community where measles is spreading has been the home of a sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a group that had a charismatic leader named Warren Jeffs who sowed distrust in vaccines.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The conflicting messaging telling Americans to leave without means of evacuation sowed mass confusion.
—Callie Carmichael, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Even as those attacks sowed panic, Israel pressed on with waves of strikes across southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of the capital.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Yet in the face of these outbreaks, top officials have offered wildly contradictory advice that has sowed further confusion among ordinary Americans.
—Jerome Adams, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Kigali is accused of having funded the M23 militia that has taken over mineral-rich areas of the DRC and sowed instability across the country.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The remarks have sowed confusion over the past year, as scientists warn there isn’t evidence to back them up.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Watney ekes out an existence by eating potatoes sowed in Martian soil fertilized by his own feces.
—Big Think, 19 Feb. 2026
With major wins this awards season such as lead actor Rhea Seehorn’s Golden Globe for best performance by a female actor in a dramatic series, Pluribus has sowed ripe ground for discourse and fan theories.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The conflicting messaging telling Americans to leave without means of evacuation sowed mass confusion.
—Callie Carmichael, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Even as those attacks sowed panic, Israel pressed on with waves of strikes across southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of the capital.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Yet in the face of these outbreaks, top officials have offered wildly contradictory advice that has sowed further confusion among ordinary Americans.
—Jerome Adams, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Kigali is accused of having funded the M23 militia that has taken over mineral-rich areas of the DRC and sowed instability across the country.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The remarks have sowed confusion over the past year, as scientists warn there isn’t evidence to back them up.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Watney ekes out an existence by eating potatoes sowed in Martian soil fertilized by his own feces.
—Big Think, 19 Feb. 2026
With major wins this awards season such as lead actor Rhea Seehorn’s Golden Globe for best performance by a female actor in a dramatic series, Pluribus has sowed ripe ground for discourse and fan theories.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sowed
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Harold Wilken still remembers the moment nearly 30 years ago when he was sprayed with herbicides after a hose broke on his family farm in Danforth, Illinois.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes the Flock license-plate reader cameras were sprayed with pink spray paint; other times they were struck with bats, hit with BB guns, or simply unscrewed.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Once established, however, the picture changes as California sycamores are drought-tolerant, not long after being planted in the garden.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah’s military chief, is killed when a bomb planted in his car exploded in Damascus.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Some varieties, like ‘Tumbling Tom’ have a cascading habit while others, including ‘Tiny Tim’ have been bred specifically for growing in containers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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Green hydrangeas are seen on varieties that have been bred for green color, such as Invincible Sublime, a mophead type.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Roast chickpeas to make a crunchy snack (that can also be sprinkled over salads and grain bowls).—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
28 Apr. 2026
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Today, this custom has evolved into subtler hints of the color, quietly hidden in the bridal look or sprinkled throughout the events of the day.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Tustin junior Nikhil Bommaiah is among several Orange County boys seeded in the Top 16 in singles.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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Hawks seeded her campaign with $30,000 of her own money, and received a $5,500 donation from Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, R-Valley Center.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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The reward is a rural landscape dotted with rice paddies and spice plantations, ancient Hindu temples and Roman Catholic churches, under-the-radar heritage hotels, and avant-garde restaurants.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Downtown is home to a 52-block historic district that's dotted with Victorian-era mansions.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Sowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sowed. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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