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as in root
the source from which something grows or develops
ancient Greece provided the seed for much of Western civilization's political and philosophical thought
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as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant
the famous stallion's seed can be found on racetracks all over the world
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Recent Examples of seed
Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
By avoiding the play-in and securing the No. 3 seed, the Lakers will get 11 straight nights at home before heading to Minneapolis for Game 3 of the series.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
And if your team is good, there is the battle for seeding in the playoffs.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Kings went 40-42 to finish ninth in the Western Conference this season, a disappointing outcome for a team that went to the playoffs as the No. 3 seed in 2022-23.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
By avoiding the play-in and securing the No. 3 seed, the Lakers will get 11 straight nights at home before heading to Minneapolis for Game 3 of the series.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
The playoff seeding restructure proposal would involve scratching division winners having higher seeds than wild-card teams.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
And if your team is good, there is the battle for seeding in the playoffs.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seed
Noun
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Like many modern calamities, the roots of the Great Flood were firmly planted in history.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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What developers would like in these scenarios is a way to find the root cause of security issues and be able to prioritize actions to remediate system health.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Part of the reason is biological: sharks tend to grow slowly, reproduce late, and have few offspring, so even moderate fishing pressure can push populations into decline.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Any future Bill Belichick offspring would be younger than his 6 current grandchildren.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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If planting in full sun be sure to provide consistent moisture.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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Perennials to plant: allium, Asiatic lily, aster, astilbe, black-eyed susan, clematis, columbine, coneflower, chrysanthemum, daffodils, daisies, daylily, forget-me-not, geranium, goldenrod, Hellebore, hollyhock, hydrangea, lavender, peonies and roses.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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These asteroids are a direct window into the building blocks of our solar system and the origins of life.—
Patrick M. Shober,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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The mystery is three-dimensional: The humongous number of parameters obscuring what the model can do; the open data, internet data, on which the model is based (as opposed to in-house, clean data); and the source, the origin of the model’s development.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The hanging fruits had been emblazoned with the letters of the Black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc.—
Veronica Hilbring,
Essence.com,
11 July 2017
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My feeling is generally in the case of summer fruit pies, if things are in season and at their peak bounty, why be skimpy?—
Rick Martinez,
Bon Appetit,
8 July 2017
Noun
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This drug-free nasal suction device works quickly to soothe nasal passages by sucking out mucus, allergens and germs.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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This can cause skin cracking, giving germs a place to enter.—
Casey Gallagher,
Health,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At the beginning of last year, Del Rey shared a snippet of the ballad without any context.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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At the beginning of the 2005 season, then–NBA Commissioner David Stern implemented a dress code.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Seed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seed. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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