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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
So many of those parcels had been seized, stolen, or abandoned, or else were ticking away into the high season, cash millions worth of cannabis sown and soon to be reaped.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
In the reception area, amid meandering pools and rock walls sowed with cascading ferns, staff members taught guests how to weave coconut fronds into sun hats and fans.
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Julie Orringer,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
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.
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Raquel Coronell Uribe,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
Seeds can be direct sown in early spring or fall in mild climates.
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Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
28 May 2026
They can be started indoors, sown directly in the ground, or even grown from leftover onion scraps.
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Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2026
As Brown worked to turn the F1 team around — culminating in winning both world championships last year — the seeds were already being sown to get McLaren back to the Indy 500.
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Luke Smith,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
Many of these crops can be sown six to eight weeks before the last expected frost in your region, but exact timing depends on your local climate.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
In the reception area, amid meandering pools and rock walls sowed with cascading ferns, staff members taught guests how to weave coconut fronds into sun hats and fans.
—
Julie Orringer,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
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.
—
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
Seeds can be direct sown in early spring or fall in mild climates.
—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
28 May 2026
They can be started indoors, sown directly in the ground, or even grown from leftover onion scraps.
—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2026
As Brown worked to turn the F1 team around — culminating in winning both world championships last year — the seeds were already being sown to get McLaren back to the Indy 500.
—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
Many of these crops can be sown six to eight weeks before the last expected frost in your region, but exact timing depends on your local climate.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sown
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These, like many of the Guerlains, are small bottles, sprinkled throughout his collection among the factices.
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Each side gets sprinkled with salt and sugar to enhance the flavor.
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Rip planted his fist into Rob-Will's face during their first meeting in Episode 1, and things have only gotten more tense through.
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Prime Video has planted a flag in the YA space, and there is more to come under Nicole Clemens, now Head of International Originals, including adaptations such as Boys of Tommen.
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More than 20 dogs and puppies have been rescued after officers shut down a Statesville dog fighting kennel where men bred, trained, sold and tied up pit bull type dogs and posted about it on Facebook.
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These stunning, resilient shrub roses are bred to thrive in heat and humidity, resisting related diseases.
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How carpet shampooers work Carpet shampooers, also called carpet cleaners, combine water and specialized soap into a solution that’s sprayed into the carpet, then scrubbed and vacuumed away, bringing dirt with it.
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The insecticides are typically formulated to be sprayed.
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Even in a warm climate, peppers are not direct seeded but started in pots, which provides much better control over the germination process.
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Indeed, Western multinationals happily seeded entire industries in China.
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The pandemic, in combination with soaring beef prices, had decimated barbecue joints that once peppered the East Bay.
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Most of the match was played in Saudi Arabia’s half of the field during the second half, as the Uruguayan attackers peppered Saudi Arabia’s defense with shots.
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“Sown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sown. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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