as in planting
to put or set into the ground to grow
seeded grass in the backyard
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Recent Examples of seeding
Teams have been desperately clawing for seeding with the playoffs shaping up and players and coaches have been leaving it all on the field.
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Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Sunday’s contest in Dallas has playoff-seeding ramifications for the 11-5 Commanders.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
At least on paper, seeding matters more in the AFC than the NFC this season.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
For both teams, Sunday is about seeding.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Again, seeding probably isn’t as important in the NFC as the AFC this season, so the Rams might opt to give their starters a breather for Sunday’s game against Seattle.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
But the Rams also had seeding at stake in Week 18 last season and chose to rest their starters anyway.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 29 Dec. 2024
Technically, with just a one-game lead over NFC South-leading Tampa Bay for the three-seed in the NFC, the Rams still have seeding to play for against Seattle.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 29 Dec. 2024
The growing numbers of workers are seeding a cultural and demographic shift where the Phoenix sprawl melts into the Sonoran Desert.
—John Liu, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Sunday’s contest in Dallas has playoff-seeding ramifications for the 11-5 Commanders.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
At least on paper, seeding matters more in the AFC than the NFC this season.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
For both teams, Sunday is about seeding.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Again, seeding probably isn’t as important in the NFC as the AFC this season, so the Rams might opt to give their starters a breather for Sunday’s game against Seattle.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
But the Rams also had seeding at stake in Week 18 last season and chose to rest their starters anyway.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 29 Dec. 2024
Technically, with just a one-game lead over NFC South-leading Tampa Bay for the three-seed in the NFC, the Rams still have seeding to play for against Seattle.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 29 Dec. 2024
The growing numbers of workers are seeding a cultural and demographic shift where the Phoenix sprawl melts into the Sonoran Desert.
—John Liu, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Seeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeding. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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