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Recent Examples of seededTustin 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 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 The teams seeded fourth and fifth play against each other in the first round.—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026 And a false memory, once seeded, benefits from the same machinery as real ones.—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026 The loser of that game is seeded into the NBA draft lottery based on regular-season record.—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026 Performing at the Miss Universe coronation, broadcast to a global television audience, had seeded a fanbase well beyond Asia.—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026 Six of the players in the round of 16 were seeded 20th or higher, and half the top eight seeds were out before the quarters.—Todd Boss, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeded
planted
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Once established, however, the picture changes as California sycamores are drought-tolerant, not long after being planted in the garden.
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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.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026