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 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. 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
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  • The visiting clubhouse attendants lit the same White Barn candles — mahogany teakwood intense — that brought the room back to life last month after the Phillies sprayed champagne and beer to celebrate a division title.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • When Sanchez advanced after being sprayed, Tole pulled a knife to defend himself, authorities said.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Hidden inside the bathroom of her family home was a secret camera — planted by her second husband, a respected local physician.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Loyd, Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray all bragged to Hammon on the championship podium that their plants are still alive — and ran with the metaphor all season of being planted, not buried.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • Originally developed in Germany in the late 19th century, the boxer was bred for hunting, guarding, and later for military and police work, which can make some sense of why the boxer in the video clip was so keen to observe the camera.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • They weren’t bred for their brains, either.
    Bruce Headlam, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • The trail begins across 89A from Manzanita Campground and scrambles through woods sprinkled with oak, walnut, hackberry, and later on, bigtooth maple.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Sturgeon from the Delaware River were likely fastened to a spit and basted with butter, then sprinkled with flour, nutmeg, mace, salt, sweet herbs, and breadcrumbs before being dressed in a tangy sauce that usually included anchovy, lobster, lemon, horseradish, and white wine.
    Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 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
  • Fresh pumpkin, when seeded and sliced, can be roasted or added to stews, pastas, and casseroles.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • The runway will also be dotted with talent new and old, as veteran models show off their VS chops and new stars, like the WNBA's Angel Reese in a historic first, make guest appearances.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Ashby then dotted another heater down and away at the very edge of the zone that Tucker swung through.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

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