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or sowed
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as in sprinkled
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 sown
Calendula is often grown from seed, which is best sown in early fall for colorful blooms during the colder months of the year.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
Some are too afraid to go to the hospital at all for angst sown during Operation Midway Blitz, the federal mass deportation campaign that took place in Chicago last year.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
In warm regions, seeds can be sown outdoors in April once the last frost has passed, and in cooler areas, seeds should be started indoors for best results.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 10 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, disinformation has sown distrust in scientific experts.
—Jessica A.j. Rich, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Carrots need to be sown directly into the soil—doing so in April gives them ample time to establish themselves before temperatures really start to heat up in the summer.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
All warm-season crops like cucumbers, corn, beans, and melons can be sown this month.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
But the seeds for this loss were actually sown a night earlier.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
The conflicting messaging telling Americans to leave without means of evacuation sowed mass confusion.
—Callie Carmichael, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
Some are too afraid to go to the hospital at all for angst sown during Operation Midway Blitz, the federal mass deportation campaign that took place in Chicago last year.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
In warm regions, seeds can be sown outdoors in April once the last frost has passed, and in cooler areas, seeds should be started indoors for best results.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 10 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, disinformation has sown distrust in scientific experts.
—Jessica A.j. Rich, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Carrots need to be sown directly into the soil—doing so in April gives them ample time to establish themselves before temperatures really start to heat up in the summer.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
All warm-season crops like cucumbers, corn, beans, and melons can be sown this month.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
But the seeds for this loss were actually sown a night earlier.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 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 sown
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Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and John Kerry are other beneficiaries of the $84 million that the Mandels have sprinkled to Democratic campaigns over time, according to Federal Election Commission records.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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City of Careless Angels is uneven, sprinkled with boilerplate indie signifiers and sometimes juvenile fixations on heartbreak.—
Donald Morrison,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
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Volunteer Estella King-Smith said a caring community has blossomed from the seeds of love and joy that Fisher has planted.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Purple leaf plum trees are truly gorgeous when first planted, owing to their unusually dark leaf color and cloud of pink or white flowers.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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His contention is that the people who inhabit the paintings are breathing a specific spiritual atmosphere, bred by the company that Vermeer kept.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Their Tibetan ancestry dates back thousands of years to when they were bred as an interior sentinel in the Buddhist monasteries.—
Katelyn Chef,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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Officers allege Portugues yelled the n-word at the postal worker, then sprayed her with a garden hose.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Shotcrete is concrete sprayed at high velocity onto a surface.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The museum was seeded by the vast art collections of the Hilberts, who helped fund the museum.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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The teams that are eliminated in the play-in tournament before getting to the playoffs are seeded into the NBA Draft lottery based on regular-season record.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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This is the latest lawsuit in a series that recently peppered Fairfield, Greenwich, Stonington, Bethel and Stratford among other communities.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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Administration figures peppered public remarks, publications and social media posts with the phrase.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Sown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sown. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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