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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
In regions with mild winters, broccoli seeds can be sown in the late summer or early fall for winter harvesting, generally around December.
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Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
Additionally, the community where measles is spreading has been the home of a sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a group that had a charismatic leader named Warren Jeffs who sowed distrust in vaccines.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Kennedy has long sown doubt in the safety and effectiveness of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The seeds were sown many, many years ago, when farmers realized that this pocket of Ohio, near the shores of Lake Erie and edging up to Pennsylvania, was a pretty good region for grape growing.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 16 Apr. 2026
Calendula is often grown from seed, which is best sown in early fall for colorful blooms during the colder months of the year.
—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
Like zinnias, sunflowers grow best when direct-sown, but can also be started indoors for gardeners still waiting for their last frost date to pass.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 10 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, disinformation has sown distrust in scientific experts.
—Jessica A.j. Rich, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
Additionally, the community where measles is spreading has been the home of a sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a group that had a charismatic leader named Warren Jeffs who sowed distrust in vaccines.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Kennedy has long sown doubt in the safety and effectiveness of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The seeds were sown many, many years ago, when farmers realized that this pocket of Ohio, near the shores of Lake Erie and edging up to Pennsylvania, was a pretty good region for grape growing.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 16 Apr. 2026
Calendula is often grown from seed, which is best sown in early fall for colorful blooms during the colder months of the year.
—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
Like zinnias, sunflowers grow best when direct-sown, but can also be started indoors for gardeners still waiting for their last frost date to pass.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 10 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, disinformation has sown distrust in scientific experts.
—Jessica A.j. Rich, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sown
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Roast chickpeas to make a crunchy snack (that can also be sprinkled over salads and grain bowls).—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
28 Apr. 2026
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Today, this custom has evolved into subtler hints of the color, quietly hidden in the bridal look or sprinkled throughout the events of the day.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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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
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Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah’s military chief, is killed when a bomb planted in his car exploded in Damascus.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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Harold Wilken still remembers the moment nearly 30 years ago when he was sprayed with herbicides after a hose broke on his family farm in Danforth, Illinois.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes the Flock license-plate reader cameras were sprayed with pink spray paint; other times they were struck with bats, hit with BB guns, or simply unscrewed.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Tustin junior Nikhil Bommaiah is among several Orange County boys seeded in the Top 16 in singles.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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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
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Artworks by Dominican artists are peppered throughout the building, lending the resort a gallery-like vibe.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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In it, ink markings peppered her features, illustrating exactly where a surgeon would soon cut her skin open.—
Rheana Murray,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Sown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sown. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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