1
as in spraying
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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2
as in planting
to put or set into the ground to grow
first sow the seeds in potting soil
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3
as in breeding
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 sowing
The new rules included in the settlement represented the biggest upheaval to the US real estate market in a century, sowing worry among real estate professionals.
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Samantha Delouya, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, a former organizer with the hotel workers union and a supporter of the higher wage, blamed the hotel industry for sowing doubts at City Hall.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
For many gardeners, indoor growing is limited to sowing seeds on a windowsill and adding supplemental lighting for seedlings in spring.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2024
Abortion advocates are sowing fear among doctors and pregnant mothers.
—Christina Francis, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
Easterly said those efforts are primarily aimed at sowing discord among Americans and undermining faith in the security of the nation’s elections.
—Christina A. Cassidy and Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
When sowing seeds directly in the ground, sow them ¼ to ½ inch deep with three to four seeds per hole spaced 24 inches apart.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024
Samantha Delouya, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, a former organizer with the hotel workers union and a supporter of the higher wage, blamed the hotel industry for sowing doubts at City Hall.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
For many gardeners, indoor growing is limited to sowing seeds on a windowsill and adding supplemental lighting for seedlings in spring.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2024
Abortion advocates are sowing fear among doctors and pregnant mothers.
—Christina Francis, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
Easterly said those efforts are primarily aimed at sowing discord among Americans and undermining faith in the security of the nation’s elections.
—Christina A. Cassidy and Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
When sowing seeds directly in the ground, sow them ¼ to ½ inch deep with three to four seeds per hole spaced 24 inches apart.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Sowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sowing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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