sowed

past tense of sow
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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 planted
to put or set into the ground to grow first sow the seeds in potting soil

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Recent Examples of sowed The league sowed the seeds of the current boom in the mid-1990s. Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026 The 1990s sowed the seeds for bourbon’s recovery, but real growth didn’t occur until after the turn of the century. Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 That similarity has sowed a lot of confusion over who was in charge of which celebrations. Sarah Webber, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 In the reception area, amid meandering pools and rock walls sowed with cascading ferns, staff members taught guests how to weave coconut fronds into sun hats and fans. Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026 But Cepeda and Petro on Sunday night sowed doubt in the result and claimed — so far without evidence — that hundreds of thousands of votes were manipulated and that foreign actors interfered with the result. Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Cepeda, too, sowed doubt about the results, saying that votes were miscounted and that there were discrepancies. Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC news, 1 June 2026 But the past few weeks have showcased the bigger fruits being sowed under Vidosic and the club’s backing of him. Megan Feringa, New York Times, 11 May 2026 But thanks in part to the grievance groundwork DeSantis has sowed, the 31-year-old’s divisive message is starting to earn him national attention. Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
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Verb
  • So Williams got a job as a driver who sprayed homes, businesses and public areas with chemicals that killed mosquito larvae.
    Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026
  • There's also demand for surveillance cameras after the governor says security footage from a Brooklyn yeshiva was able to help police find the person who sprayed swastikas on its building in November 2025.
    Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Cole dug rainwater swales, installed a woodstove, and planted vegetables.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Dutch womenswear label, Róhe, has planted its flag at 77 Mercer street.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • Sometimes a young cow may not be bred during the rut, but will come back in heat later in the year.
    Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
  • There are several types of dogs that were originally bred for work, making these breeds excellent hiking partners.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • With red and yellow confetti sprinkled around them on the field, Mom and Dad gave their little girl a smooch.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For the final touch, bright red pomegranate arils are sprinkled over the top.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
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  • Another waning idea is the guess that space rocks may have seeded life on this planet.
    Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One that is gaining steam, sources said, is a plan to create that new fund, seeded with money from both owners and outside investors.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • Numerous milestones, from Peart studying with jazz player Freddie Gruber and reinventing his playing style to writing Ghost Rider, a memoir about riding motorcycles and grieving the loss of his wife and daughter, are dotted along the way.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The purple walls are dotted with photos of the homegrown superstar, who passed away ten years ago this year.
    David Farley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Sowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sowed. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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