1
as in spraying
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
as in planting
to put or set into the ground to grow
first sow the seeds in potting soil
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3
as in breeding
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 sowing
After Fuqua does interesting work sowing seeds of folly amid the star’s glorious rise, the movie gives up and turns to total sanctification.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Plant out the seed potatoes a few weeks prior to sowing bean seeds.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
Cover the seed with a thin layer of straw after sowing to prevent erosion.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
In San Martin that day, a helicopter landed, unloading between 20 and 30 soldiers who entered a property and detained five people who had been sowing grass and tending to pastures, the complaint said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Light After sowing your seedlings, place them in a location with bright, indirect sunlight.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
Starting Veggie Seeds Outdoors (Direct) Directly sowing vegetable seeds in garden beds saves time, but subjects germinating seeds to weather, pests, and soil inconsistencies.
—Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
Most of the casualties were Hezbollah operatives, sowing chaos among the top ranks of the group.
—Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
There’s also the pregnant, endlessly vulnerable Players 222 (Jo Yu-ri) and 044 (Chae Gook-hee), who may be a mystical shaman or just an irrational, slithering kook sowing trouble and doubt.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Plant out the seed potatoes a few weeks prior to sowing bean seeds.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
Cover the seed with a thin layer of straw after sowing to prevent erosion.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 3 Apr. 2026
In San Martin that day, a helicopter landed, unloading between 20 and 30 soldiers who entered a property and detained five people who had been sowing grass and tending to pastures, the complaint said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Light After sowing your seedlings, place them in a location with bright, indirect sunlight.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
Starting Veggie Seeds Outdoors (Direct) Directly sowing vegetable seeds in garden beds saves time, but subjects germinating seeds to weather, pests, and soil inconsistencies.
—Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
Most of the casualties were Hezbollah operatives, sowing chaos among the top ranks of the group.
—Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
There’s also the pregnant, endlessly vulnerable Players 222 (Jo Yu-ri) and 044 (Chae Gook-hee), who may be a mystical shaman or just an irrational, slithering kook sowing trouble and doubt.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sowing
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The scene was chaotic, Mosser said, with federal agents pepper-spraying community members, engaging with protestors, raising non-lethal weapons and even unholstering their guns.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Those incidents involved tackling and arresting a journalist, slamming a man to the ground, spraying people with pepper spray, punching a bystander and pointing his firearm at bystanders, according to the report.—
Selina Guevara,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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Singh recommends planting it under deciduous trees or near hostas and ferns.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
2 May 2026
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Lindell’s lab, funded by MARINER, focused on improving crop yield by selectively breeding kelp with desirable qualities — such as nonreproductive capabilities to prevent interbreeding with wild kelp — so that, down the line, farmers could scale up their kelp production.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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It will be allowed to continue breeding for its own research purposes.—
Tanya Edwards,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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Planting a clover lawn is as easy as sprinkling topsoil over an even distribution of seeds, followed by watering.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Fort Worth Aviation Museum suffered damages on every single plane at their facility, and hail broke through their exhibit building, sprinkling insulation onto the entire gallery.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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However, Horizon still trails Freedom in the FHSAA power rankings that determined seeding for this week’s region quarterfinal matches.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Pink, purple, yellow, red, orange, green, white Historically used in traditional medicine and now beloved as an essential oil, verbena is also a beautiful self-seeding flower with eye-catching purple blooms.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
26 Apr. 2026
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Italy is not a monolith, but is made up of many tiny, charming towns, glamorous cities, and villages dotting the map along the way.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
4 May 2026
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Traci Park won the Los Angeles City Council’s 11th District seat in 2022 on a promise to clean up the rising number of homeless encampments dotting the affluent Westside district.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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