potting

Definition of pottingnext
present participle of pot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for potting
Verb
  • The meeting could have seeding implications, with the Hawks losing what could be a tiebreaker between the two teams.
    Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Before the game, activists clandestinely distributed 15,000 of them to fans entering Levi’s Stadium for the Super Bowl, seeding grassroots support toward a performer who spoke up for Latinos and immigrants at the Grammy Awards last week.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This step keeps cuttings from becoming overly moist after planting.
    Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Once your spring seed order has arrived from your favorite seed company, waiting to start planting your seeds can be difficult.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Hurley and his staff had been drilling the team on its areas of weakness as the close calls kept coming.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Miles came out aggressive, scoring 11 of TCU’s 19 points in the first quarter, including drilling a 3-pointer.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Those who frequent here are serious about putting in turns, so much so that myriad Olympic skiers and snowboards learned on this mountain.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Santos scored in double figures for the seventh straight game, putting in 16.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Remember to harden off the seedlings for a week or two before transplanting to avoid transplant shock.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
  • There has been some recent success transplanting pig kidneys and hearts into people, but this is believed to be the first attempt to transplant a pig lung into a human.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In fact, Martha and her head gardener, Ryan McCallister, have already started sowing seeds in her greenhouse to prepare for warmer weather.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Actions like this mass seizure risk sowing seeds of distrust in the election process.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Potting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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