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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
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.
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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
So Vogt pulled all the showy purple spikes and sowed assorted prairie plants instead.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 3 May 2026
Through it all, Chavez - who sowed the seed of so much pain - has remained alive on Death Row, courtesy of Florida taxpayers.
—Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
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.
—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
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
So Vogt pulled all the showy purple spikes and sowed assorted prairie plants instead.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 3 May 2026
Through it all, Chavez - who sowed the seed of so much pain - has remained alive on Death Row, courtesy of Florida taxpayers.
—Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sowed
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The Haitian players danced on the field after the game and sprayed each other with water bottles.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Suddenly, with room to breathe, Potapova sprinted through the tiebreak, winning 7 of 8 points, as Gauff sprayed errors every which way.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
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The top of the Garden Pavilion is covered in solar panels, which are feet away from a food garden that is an ode to the White House kitchen garden Michelle Obama planted in 2009.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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It was planted in front of a wall running east to west, so the southern sun was blocked.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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Modern monocultures were bred for a stable climate that no longer exists.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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Since winning the initial start of his career by 5 ¾ lengths at Oaklawn Park, big things were expected from this Kentucky-bred.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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They can also be folded into batters for cookies, baked oatmeal, or quick breads like banana bread—or, for a pretty garnish, sprinkled on top just before baking.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
31 May 2026
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And this time there were a few defensive mistakes sprinkled in, as well.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
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How high school playoffs are seeded has long been debated.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
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Most are seeded and many have been bred for disease resistance against fusarium, anthracnose, and other common ailments.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the Corolle dessert, a frozen parfait dotted with delicate iced flowers, is a nod to Dior’s first haute couture collection presented in 1947.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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More bottled oxygen and medical supplies were dotted up the mountain, specialist expedition doctors were hired, and turnaround times enforced.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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“Sowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sowed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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