plant/sow a seed of
idiom
: to cause (an idea, feeling, etc.) to be in someone's mind
Her comment planted/sowed a seed of doubt/suspicion in his mind.
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In 2009, Baker, along with fellow Delaware Tribe members Curtis Zunigha and Hadrien Coumans co-founded the Lenape Center in New York City, to plant a seed of rematriation for a tribe that has been scattered across the continent over several removals.
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Bei Bei believes this performance will plant a seed of inspiration in these students’ hearts as well.
—Billboard China, Billboard, 13 June 2024
In fact, this moment may plant a seed of inquiry that spirals into a more exhaustive research project.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
Further retribution may achieve short-run security but will surely plant a seed of long-run hatred for which Israel will suffer a future payback.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2024
Mary Fulginiti: The defense just needs to plant a seed of doubt in one of those jurors.
FINDING JUSTICE
The three-month trial of Michael Gargiulo has captured the public's attention.
—Maureen Maher, CBS News, 22 July 2021
The Detroit Grand Prix will be entering a new era in 2023, moving from Belle Isle to a street course in downtown Detroit (centered around Jefferson Avenue), with organizers hoping open access to more than half the course will plant a seed of interest in auto racing in Detroit once again.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2023
Biden’s speech on Tuesday will need to plant a seed of assurance in potential voters who are skeptical of his performance that his agenda is working.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 7 Feb. 2023
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Bei Bei believes this performance will plant a seed of inspiration in these students’ hearts as well.
—Billboard China, Billboard, 13 June 2024
In fact, this moment may plant a seed of inquiry that spirals into a more exhaustive research project.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
Further retribution may achieve short-run security but will surely plant a seed of long-run hatred for which Israel will suffer a future payback.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2024
Mary Fulginiti: The defense just needs to plant a seed of doubt in one of those jurors.
FINDING JUSTICE
The three-month trial of Michael Gargiulo has captured the public's attention.
—Maureen Maher, CBS News, 22 July 2021
The Detroit Grand Prix will be entering a new era in 2023, moving from Belle Isle to a street course in downtown Detroit (centered around Jefferson Avenue), with organizers hoping open access to more than half the course will plant a seed of interest in auto racing in Detroit once again.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2023
Biden’s speech on Tuesday will need to plant a seed of assurance in potential voters who are skeptical of his performance that his agenda is working.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 7 Feb. 2023
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