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past tense of sow
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1
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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2
to put or set into the ground to grow
- first sow the seeds in potting soil
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3
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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“Sowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sowed. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.
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