seeding

present participle of seed
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 There is no re-seeding in the Playoff once the bracket has been finalized. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024 Many have seen how selective the committee has been so far this season, so these games will be massive in terms of seeding. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024 Following the dominant victory by Arizona State, the Sun Devils will now wait for their College Football Playoff seeding fate to be revealed. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024 This division rivalry game carries with it possible playoff seeding implications. Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024 However, there’s at least as big a risk his leadership would instead affirm conservatives’ misgivings while also seeding new distrust among Democrats and centrists who typically have higher levels of confidence in these institutions — just furthering the polarization health doom loop. Keren Landman, Vox, 27 Nov. 2024 With playoff seeding this week, the completion of an undefeated campaign should leave little doubt that — even with a not-so-rigorous schedule — the Warriors are the top seed in their section bracket. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2024 However, there have been efforts to modify the weather in a very limited way through cloud-seeding technologies, which date to the 1950s. Evan Bush, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024 Our sympathy for Rhiannon makes her violence cathartic, seeding a discomfort in our own pleasure that grows, without making the show any less entertaining, as her murder spree continues throughout the six-episode season. Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024

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“Seeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeding. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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