1
as in seeding
to put or set into the ground to grow
I'll plant the marigold seeds in the spring
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2
as in establishing
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
soon the sect had planted churches across the breadth of the colony
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3
as in breeding
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a profound respect for Mother Nature that had been planted by long experience with hurricanes
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Sunday’s contest in Dallas has playoff-seeding ramifications for the 11-5 Commanders.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024 -
Teams have been desperately clawing for seeding with the playoffs shaping up and players and coaches have been leaving it all on the field.—
Ted Nguyen,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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By Daniella Gray Family and Parenting Reporter 1 With children as young as 6 months already establishing a digital footprint, parents who opt to keep their kids offline find themselves in the minority.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
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In reality, the establishing exterior shot is a matte painting, and the interior of the structure and closer exterior shots were built out on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
24 Dec. 2024
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This involves engaging proactively with followers—responding to comments, initiating conversations, implementing a direct messaging strategy and actively seeking leads.—
Tony Pec,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Amazon faced its largest labor action to date in the United States, with nearly 10,000 employees initiating a strike on Thursday at facilities across several major urban centers.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Abigail Stuart, founding partner of Day One Strategy, with 20+ years in brand and market research, drives innovation and champions AI.—
Abigail Stuart,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Inspired by real events, the film is described as an epic fable about the founding leader of the Shaker Movement.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2025
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While speaking independently, James and Josh concurred that AI, electronic trading platforms, and algorithmic trading is creating a technological arms race.—
Barnet Sherman,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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This fast-emerging technology is expected to automate up to 300 million jobs in the United States and Europe, according to investment bank Goldman Sachs, while simultaneously creating 97 million new roles that require advanced technical skills, as predicted by the World Economic Forum.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Most of the casualties were Hezbollah operatives, sowing chaos among the top ranks of the group.—
Mark Mazzetti,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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There’s also the pregnant, endlessly vulnerable Players 222 (Jo Yu-ri) and 044 (Chae Gook-hee), who may be a mystical shaman or just an irrational, slithering kook sowing trouble and doubt.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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This pioneering work could redefine the future of wearable technology and its environmental footprint.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Jan. 2025
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Beth also spent 19 years at Accenture, pioneering its cloud consulting business.—
Committee of 200,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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This can lead to overwhelm and a case of analysis paralysis, which ultimately leads you down the downward spiral of procrastination and not launching any independent venture at all.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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China has been launching them from the Atlantic from submarines for years, but this activity recently has picked up.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Planting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planting. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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