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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
Roxana Cortés-Mills, who runs the Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement in Nebraska, said regardless of the offer, the rumors about it had sowed fear among immigrant communities.
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Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2025
Still, the Broncos sowed the seeds for what their offense can grow into over the next several weeks.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
But since the fussy Seinfeld character was initially created as an elevated version of David himself, this sowed understandable confusion on the Curb set.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Japanese rule sowed new divisions and exacerbated old ones among Koreans.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
The 30-hour search for a suspect Across the country, the killing of the prominent political figure and media personality – the latest in a string of political violence incidents – had sowed shock and confusion.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Mami Wata was invoked in Black communities by rituals that ensured safety, provided healing, and sowed self-worth.
—Time, 8 Sep. 2025
That triggered alarm bells for some medical associations, which issued contradictory recommendations, and also sowed confusion among pharmacists and other medical providers about the fall vaccine rollout and insurance coverage for COVID-19 vaccines.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski sowed fear for nearly two decades until his brother recognized some of his anonymous writings and alerted authorities.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025
Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2025
Still, the Broncos sowed the seeds for what their offense can grow into over the next several weeks.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
But since the fussy Seinfeld character was initially created as an elevated version of David himself, this sowed understandable confusion on the Curb set.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Japanese rule sowed new divisions and exacerbated old ones among Koreans.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
The 30-hour search for a suspect Across the country, the killing of the prominent political figure and media personality – the latest in a string of political violence incidents – had sowed shock and confusion.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Mami Wata was invoked in Black communities by rituals that ensured safety, provided healing, and sowed self-worth.
—Time, 8 Sep. 2025
That triggered alarm bells for some medical associations, which issued contradictory recommendations, and also sowed confusion among pharmacists and other medical providers about the fall vaccine rollout and insurance coverage for COVID-19 vaccines.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski sowed fear for nearly two decades until his brother recognized some of his anonymous writings and alerted authorities.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sowed
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Its grille features a phoenix logo, there are distinctive twin headlamps, but the most noticeable feature by far is the beautiful metallic orange paint, which, apparently, was sprayed in 60 layers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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Such a name seemed fitting as the choppy waters sprayed us like a river baptism.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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Between 2019 and 2022, the project planted 8,425 evergreen trees and shrubs in Louisville's south end.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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New live oak trees were planted at Toomer’s Corner in 2015, where the tradition lives on.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Dogs are often bred repeatedly in poor conditions, left sick or injured, and treated as products instead of living beings.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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About The Breed The Siberian Husky is known for its endurance and working‐dog background, originally bred in northeast Asia for sled pulling.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Think a more year-round COTA, with a dash more exclusivity sprinkled in.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to Deadline, Scorsone's eight-episode hiatus will happen consecutively as opposed to other cast members' screen time reductions that are sprinkled throughout the season.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mater Dei is seeded third in Division 1.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Meta’s model leaked just two years ago and seeded an ecosystem of imitations and refinements that moved faster than any licensing system.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Half-time was looming, empty white seats were dotted around the London Stadium but if mutiny had been expected, it had been supplanted, (at least temporarily), by general bemusement.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Crossing into New Mexico, the road rises into a ghost town dotted high desert.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Sowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sowed. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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