planted

verb

Definition of plantednext
past tense of plant
1
as in seeded
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 founded
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 bred
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planted
  1. seeded
  2. founded
  3. established
  4. implanted
  5. initiated
  6. created
  7. embedded
  8. pioneered
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  • Boise State was seeded higher than Arizona State despite a weaker schedule — an outcome that sends the Broncos to the Fiesta Bowl (Glendale) for their quarterfinal game and forces the Sun Devils to play in the Peach Bowl (Atlanta).
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • If a team is ranked in the top four but is not a conference champion, it will be seeded fifth and will play in two weeks in the first round of the playoffs.
    Issy Ronald and Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of seeded
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  • One such community is EO, founded in 1987 by Verne Harnish and twenty-two other entrepreneurs.
    Colin C. Campbell, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Daily Pennsylvanian—Penn’s student newspaper—reported that Mangione founded the school’s Game Research and Development Environment club and that he was inducted into the Eta Kappa Nu honor society for excellence in electrical and computer engineering before graduating in 2020.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of founded
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  • In reality, big is a function of seeing what the established didn’t see, and acting on it.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Trust is intangible, yet self-evident—and best established in the kinds of face-to-face interactions that are unfortunately being de-prioritized across every industry.
    Koray Köse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of established
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  • The device was successfully implanted into a 38-year-old spinal cord injury patient in Shanghai who had lost mobility and hand function due to a car accident.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Once implanted, the device enables patients who are paralyzed or can’t communicate to actually interact with their phones to send messages, use Alexa to control smart devices and even play Pong.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • While 83% of entrepreneurs agree that wealth should support family goals, only 26% have initiated meaningful discussions on wealth transfer.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • On December 9, 2024, China's State Administration for Market Regulation initiated an antitrust investigation into NVIDIA's compliance with laws related to its 2020 acquisition of Mellanox Technologies.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of initiated
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  • Since these factors and their varied combinations are specific to each individual, a one-of-a-kind developmental path is created, along with unique manifestations of any condition or disorder that may affect them.
    Sharief Taraman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Unions are not created out of thin air or by judicial decree.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of created
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  • And with this reimagining, the family’s fingerprints and energy are inextricably embedded in the house too.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Businesses that take the time to assess their data strategies and invest in long-term solutions are better positioned to succeed as AI becomes more deeply embedded in enterprise operations.
    Steve McDowell, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of embedded
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  • Founded in 1990 and inaugurated the following year, the location pioneered a retail concept that blended fashion, design, beauty and books in its retail floors; art and photography in its exhibition space, and hospitality via a café and restaurant as well as a three-room-only hotel.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Intel, even before Gelsinger took over, was poorly positioned in graphics processing units, the area that NVIDIA pioneered.
    R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of pioneered
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