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as in to spray
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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as in to breed
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 sow
How much of the current distrust in our public institutions was sown by those decisions?
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
With critical funding threatened and even the potential for legal action, a new memo released last weekend sowed more confusion as the Department of Education said the use of the words diversity, equity or inclusion doesn’t automatically mean a program is in violation of the new guidelines.
—Andy Rose and Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Metacritic score: 85 Pokémon Black and White Pokémon Black and White sowed the seeds of the storytelling focus that would become a mainstay of the series in following generations.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
For now, Trump’s tariff policies seem to be sowing confusion for businesses, consumers and investors.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
With critical funding threatened and even the potential for legal action, a new memo released last weekend sowed more confusion as the Department of Education said the use of the words diversity, equity or inclusion doesn’t automatically mean a program is in violation of the new guidelines.
—Andy Rose and Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Metacritic score: 85 Pokémon Black and White Pokémon Black and White sowed the seeds of the storytelling focus that would become a mainstay of the series in following generations.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
For now, Trump’s tariff policies seem to be sowing confusion for businesses, consumers and investors.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sow
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Pour or spray hydrogen peroxide over the baking soda.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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Court documents allege that Nelson traveled to a Tesla dealership in Loveland, Colo., on multiple nights in January and February, allegedly lighting Molotov cocktails and throwing them in the dealership's parking lot and spraying graffiti on the building's windows and walls.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2025
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This funding would have supported urban areas in planting shade-bearing trees in about 100 cities to help mitigate the effects of climate change.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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Authorities said a cartel planted an IED that killed a Texas rancher and another individual and injured a third person.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The country started breeding the dogs over 300 years ago to hunt badgers, according to the American Kennel Club.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Some are used as breeding stock; others are shipped directly to labs.—
ByRefael Kubersky,
science.org,
20 Mar. 2025
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To add scouring power, sprinkle kosher salt on the lemon, which acts as a gentle abrasive to scour away odor-causing buildup and residue.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Mar. 2025
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Will people obey this new law and stop eating this ingredient, cease and desist from mixing its powder with their milk, sprinkling it onto their ice-cream?—
Walter E Block,
Orange County Register,
22 Mar. 2025
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But Marvel Studios has been seeding the idea of a multiverse into its TV shows and films: Spider-Men from multiple universes joined forces in Spider-Man: No Way Home; Loki skips across universes in his TV series.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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The system will be used at the end of the regular season to place teams in the playoff divisions and seed them in those divisions.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
25 Mar. 2025
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s distinctive brand of American architecture is peppered throughout the country.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Mar. 2025
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Hinsdale team names peppered the results board and in almost every category, the team had a racer in the top three.—
Jacob Spetzler,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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Often it's put in the context of competing with China.—
Dave Davies,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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The network has put in a supercharged order for two more seasons and two Christmas specials of the Ant and Dec series.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Sow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sow. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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