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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
Instead of giving bosses a reason to hire, the whiplash approach to the trade war is sowing confusion and uncertainty.
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
The service clock was introduced largely because of Nadal’s lengthy rituals between points; Novak Djokovic has long been a master of the rope-a-dope: sowing doubts in a player’s mind about form, condition and mental state even if, underneath the antics, all is quiet.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Many civic leaders across metro L.A. say the practice of masked federal agents has sowed confusion in their communities.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
While Gran Griff was sowing terror in the Aribonite earlier this year and Viv Ansanm was taking over Port-au-Prince, tensions in the central region were worsening.
—Jacqueline Charles
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
The service clock was introduced largely because of Nadal’s lengthy rituals between points; Novak Djokovic has long been a master of the rope-a-dope: sowing doubts in a player’s mind about form, condition and mental state even if, underneath the antics, all is quiet.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Many civic leaders across metro L.A. say the practice of masked federal agents has sowed confusion in their communities.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
While Gran Griff was sowing terror in the Aribonite earlier this year and Viv Ansanm was taking over Port-au-Prince, tensions in the central region were worsening.
—Jacqueline Charles
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sow
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Before help arrives, begin cooling the exhausted individual by any means possible, such as spraying them with a garden hose or using cool cloths.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
22 July 2025
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Once the tofu is in the air fryer basket, spray once more with the cooking spray to prevent clumping.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
16 July 2025
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The old sandy beach was converted into open space where the county is planting native vegetation and creating bioswales and rain gardens, which help reduce runoff.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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To avoid this, consider planting fast-growing crops in succession.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 July 2025
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Sperm whales live and breed off the coast of the Caribbean nation all year long.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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Screenshots from a July 6 Instagram video of a dachshund and a bernedoodle accidentally breeding and having nine puppies.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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Swap the bananas for berries or apple slices and sprinkle with cinnamon for a flavor change.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
25 July 2025
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House said one of her family’s favorite fiber-rich snacks is in-the-shell edamame that is steamed or microwaved and sprinkled with salt.—
Lauren Manaker MS,
Health,
24 July 2025
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Florida is a huge player on this stage, receiving over $800 million dollars in NIH grants annually, supporting over 14,000 jobs, producing more than $2.8 billion in economic activity, and seeding innumerable opportunities for our students.—
Seth Tomchik,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
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Chinese officials still decry the opium crisis that foreign traders seeded two centuries ago.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
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Another Leshem series that Schenker was closely involved with is Bad Boy, which peppered dozens of Netflix top 10s when it was picked up by the streamer earlier this year.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
29 July 2025
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While family movies have always been popular and typically pepper the annual box office top-10, superhero cinema and certain other recurring tentpole franchises usually take several of the top-5 and tend to reside in the higher positions of the charts.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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About six months ago, Ford put in technology to pokeyoke Ryan's job.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
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Rules were put in place years ago regarding the prohibition of royal heirs from flying together.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
29 July 2025
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“Sow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sow. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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