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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
This latest policy change on halfway house placement is already sowing confusion and disappointment.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Defense attorneys tried but failed to sow doubt with jurors that Ragan and cohort Terry Nealy plotted Perez’s murder.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
These cover crops are planted in the fall prior to growing beans and cut down just prior to sowing bean seeds.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Written after the composer relocated to Düsseldorf, the piece features a folkish, almost pastoral seed sown by his new surroundings.
—Marina Harss, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Defense attorneys tried but failed to sow doubt with jurors that Ragan and cohort Terry Nealy plotted Perez’s murder.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
These cover crops are planted in the fall prior to growing beans and cut down just prior to sowing bean seeds.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Written after the composer relocated to Düsseldorf, the piece features a folkish, almost pastoral seed sown by his new surroundings.
—Marina Harss, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sow
Verb
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Never spray pesticides to keep insects away from your feeder.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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Stock Hill, south of the Plaza 7 critical violations for a March 31 routine inspection 4800 Main St. Inside steakhouse’s kitchen, spray bottles full of chemicals were not marked with the name of the substance, according to the inspector.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2025
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The only problem is that planting much of a garden requires having a home with a back yard, a comfort that many millennials gave up on ever achieving around 2008.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2025
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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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Lamm says that Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi will not be allowed to breed; moreover, the company anticipates genetically engineering just three to five more of the animals.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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As of now, there's no plan for the wolves to breed.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Push the button and voila – exactly the right flavorings are sprinkled down into your recipe.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2025
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Not exactly despair, but resignation set in, as though sheltering in the basement and sprinkling the children with holy water were to be the accommodating ministrations.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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In the lead-up to March Madness, the NCAA Selection Committee was tasked with seeding 68 teams, a process informed by seven different ranking systems.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Start cucumbers, squash and melons in large pots now for transplant in a few weeks or seed them directly in the ground toward the end of the month.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Then, on Monday, a series of billboards advertising the album peppered the main roads into Stillwater, where Turnpike co-headlines this weekend with Ragweed for more than 180,000 ticketholders.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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That was apparent even in the first period, as the Canucks — a team that’s struggled enormously all season to generate looks and scoring chances — peppered their old teammate DeSmith with all manner of quality chances.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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In 2019, Elijah McClain, a young, unarmed Black man, was violently tackled by three police officers, twice put in chokeholds, and pinned to the ground.—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In recent days, the president’s plans have changed drastically, culminating in the administration on Wednesday announcing a 90-day pause on punishing levies that were put in place on April 2.—
Colby Smith,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Sow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sow. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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