1
as in spraying
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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2
as in planting
to put or set into the ground to grow
first sow the seeds in potting soil
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3
as in breeding
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 sowing
Soil preparation for reseeding and sowing a new lawn takes a little more effort.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
This is about sowing fear and intimidation and division among Americans.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Communication lines and data traffic may drop from time to time, too, sowing chaos on the ground and menacing flights across the globe.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
This is about sowing fear and intimidation and division among Americans.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
Trump’s tariffs created or steeply increased the import tax for a variety of foreign goods and parts, increasing costs for businesses and consumers and sowing uncertainty with unpredictable implementation.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Competitors benefit from sowing doubt.
—Kristine Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Over the past nine decades, the company has planted more than 500,000 trees, sowing the seeds for the sustainable ethos that guides all things Zegna.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Locals say the arrests are sowing fear.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
This is about sowing fear and intimidation and division among Americans.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Communication lines and data traffic may drop from time to time, too, sowing chaos on the ground and menacing flights across the globe.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
This is about sowing fear and intimidation and division among Americans.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
Trump’s tariffs created or steeply increased the import tax for a variety of foreign goods and parts, increasing costs for businesses and consumers and sowing uncertainty with unpredictable implementation.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Competitors benefit from sowing doubt.
—Kristine Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Over the past nine decades, the company has planted more than 500,000 trees, sowing the seeds for the sustainable ethos that guides all things Zegna.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Locals say the arrests are sowing fear.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sowing
Verb
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Folklorist Thomas Keightley tells the tale of a kobold named Hödeken who was insulted by a kitchen boy who kept spraying water at him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Iowa State researchers said spraying pyrethroid insecticides, such as Permethrin or Esfenvalerate, on the outside of buildings when the beetles appear may help prevent pest entry, especially for large infestations.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Action as an Anchor Under the Minnesota Valley Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, Green Crew puts teenagers in charge of conservation projects — from planting trees to monitoring water quality — with adults serving in advisory roles.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Topdressing with compost in the fall creates better soil for planting next year.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Morrissey explodes the comparatively respectable conventions of prior Frankenstein adaptations by embracing the deranged erotic and fascist implications of building and breeding new life.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Animals at this time are moving for migration, and they’re distracted by breeding and hunting season.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Vrabel is gunning for her, her team and anyone standing in his path, sprinkling salt on select wounds along the way.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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TikTok creators and influencers have been filming themselves pouring honey onto a spoon, or even on the back of their hand, and sprinkling it with salt — many opting for natural options of both — and taking a dose before heading to the gym.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Before seeding, clear the area of weeds.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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A number of inner-circle contenders in both conferences have not locked in seeding just yet.—
Tom Bogert,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The area put on a display of yellow aspen trees dotting the mountains between evergreens, their delicate leaves vibrating in the wind.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Sydney in the eighties was sometimes called the San Francisco of the Southern Hemisphere, known for its drag clubs and bathhouses dotting a downtown strip nicknamed the Golden Mile.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Sowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sowing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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