planted

Definition of plantednext
past tense of plant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of planted Once established, however, the picture changes as California sycamores are drought-tolerant, not long after being planted in the garden. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026 Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah’s military chief, is killed when a bomb planted in his car exploded in Damascus. Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 There were the stories of coastal cleanups, the advocacy of Everglades preservationists, and the young student who planted thousands of tiny mangroves to help restore miles of our shoreline. Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 Although this lovely native wildflower is more of a woodland species, it can be planted near blueberries in ornamental plantings or along the edges of fruit plantings to attract pollinators. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026 Reddit users started posting clips of him almost immediately, showing Chonkers planted at the front of a wooden platform while the smaller sea lions kept a respectful distance. Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026 The depth is measured to the bottom of the hole, so a 2-inch-wide bulb should be planted in a 5- to 6-inch-deep hole. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026 At Harlem Grown’s 134th Street Farm, Charles planted lavender and mustard seeds with primary school children and visited a chicken coop. Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 Some of those orchards under contract had been planted in recent years, leaving growers to remove young orchards that, in some cases, may not have begun producing meaningful harvests. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planted
Verb
  • Tustin junior Nikhil Bommaiah is among several Orange County boys seeded in the Top 16 in singles.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Hawks seeded her campaign with $30,000 of her own money, and received a $5,500 donation from Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, R-Valley Center.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Marketecture was founded in 2022 and is based in New York.
    William Earl, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The story of the site, which was subsequently bought by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in 2005, is told in MySpace, a documentary directed by Tommy Avallone and produced by Gunpowder & Sky, the company founded by former MTV boss Van Toffler.
    Peter White, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Some varieties, like ‘Tumbling Tom’ have a cascading habit while others, including ‘Tiny Tim’ have been bred specifically for growing in containers.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Green hydrangeas are seen on varieties that have been bred for green color, such as Invincible Sublime, a mophead type.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Canadian Radio-television Commission was established in 1968 as a federal agency to oversee broadcasting in Canada and in 1976 had its powers expanded to include telecommunications (and the name changed accordingly to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission [CRTC]).
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • OpenAI, now valued at nearly $1 trillion following the success of ChatGPT, was established in 2015 as a charity dedicated to benefiting humanity.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Doctors implanted a defibrillator to treat the condition following his stroke.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Patterson, 41, had a brain-computer interface implanted in the cortex levels of his brain, an area of higher functioning brain activity.
    Alan Gionet, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Now, the network has initiated an investigation into the matter.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Intel’s report Thursday evening revealed booming demand for CPUs, or central processing units, validating the very reason the Club initiated a position on Arm on Monday.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Community members picked up paintbrushes in Philadelphia's Gayborhood inside Voyeur Nightclub on Saturday to help bring a new mural honoring five LGBTQ+ trailblazers to life — an effort organizers say is rooted in both remembrance and representation.
    Eva Andersen, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Part of Cooper’s attraction to micro-dramas was rooted in feeling underserved by Western film and television.
    Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In past years, that has created openings for disruptions in the lobby and other public spaces, including protests in which security moved to remove guests who unfurled banners or staged demonstrations.
    Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
  • That event, along with the Grand Mosque seizure in 1979, created a backlash against Western thought, Western ideology.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026

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“Planted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planted. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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