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as in root
the source from which something grows or develops
ancient Greece provided the seed for much of Western civilization's political and philosophical thought
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as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant
the famous stallion's seed can be found on racetracks all over the world
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Recent Examples of seed
Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
The Seed Bar sells the plant seeds scattered around the Silos and in Joanna's garden.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2025
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
And if your team is good, there is the battle for seeding in the playoffs.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Casa performs annual stress tests on seed phrase backups.
—Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
The Seed Bar sells the plant seeds scattered around the Silos and in Joanna's garden.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
The playoff seeding restructure proposal would involve scratching division winners having higher seeds than wild-card teams.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
And if your team is good, there is the battle for seeding in the playoffs.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seed
Noun
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For example, companies are offering products like probiotics for the gut-skin axis or anti-inflammatory serums aiming to address root causes.—
Wayne Liu,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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He was raised in Boston Both Ivery and Pompeo have Boston roots.—
Maggie Kreienberg,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Part of the reason is biological: sharks tend to grow slowly, reproduce late, and have few offspring, so even moderate fishing pressure can push populations into decline.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Any future Bill Belichick offspring would be younger than his 6 current grandchildren.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Nearly two decades before U.S. President Donald Trump eyed the strategic value of Greenland for the U.S., Russian explorers planted their country's flag on the seabed 14,000 feet below the North Pole.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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James’ timber and forestry operation, based in New Brunswick, has planted more than a billion trees since 1957.—
Roy Canivel,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The duo first met in an acting class, says Nikki of her origin story with Molly.—
Anne Easton,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Their work is detailed in a study published Thursday in the journal Science and hints at the evolutionary origin of our own communication.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The hanging fruits had been emblazoned with the letters of the Black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc.—
Veronica Hilbring,
Essence.com,
11 July 2017
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My feeling is generally in the case of summer fruit pies, if things are in season and at their peak bounty, why be skimpy?—
Rick Martinez,
Bon Appetit,
8 July 2017
Noun
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This drug-free nasal suction device works quickly to soothe nasal passages by sucking out mucus, allergens and germs.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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This can cause skin cracking, giving germs a place to enter.—
Casey Gallagher,
Health,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At the beginning of last year, Del Rey shared a snippet of the ballad without any context.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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At the beginning of Carrie Coon‘s time in Thailand filming this season of The White Lotus, she — along with her costars Leslie Bibb and Michelle Monaghan — was reckoning with the idea that their plotline felt much quieter than the others.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Seed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seed. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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