went to seed

phrase

variants or ran to seed
past tense of go to seed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for went to seed
fell apart
Phrase
  • Yet on a scorching Monday afternoon, Ludlow sat alone at a streetside coffee shop in Eagle Rock, trying to account for how the biggest jazz event in Los Angeles history fell apart.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Fresh off signing a $73 million contract extension with the Astros, Oswalt was facing the New York Mets, a team that tried to trade for him a few weeks prior before talks on a three-way deal that also included the Baltimore Orioles fell apart.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Went to seed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20to%20seed. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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