planted

past tense of plant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of planted There were taro patches and gardens planted with banana, sweet potato, sugar cane, noni, and more. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Simply put, a rain garden is a depressed bed planted with native perennials and shrubs selected for their high-water tolerance. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 The roots of that revolution were first planted in that warm soil by Cooke, who died in 1997, and Rothenberg six decades ago. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 For Richard Christiansen, founder of the lifestyle brand Flamingo Estate, Pleasure Principles first began as a book about victory gardens, the gardens planted by citizens during wartime. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 The inference was that Jamie had planted a disparaging story about his older brother to hasten his exit. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 At times, her face is planted against projections of a raging California fire. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 Elephant Ears and Caladiums Elephant ears and caladiums are commonly grown from bulbs that are planted outdoors in spring and then dug up and brought inside before temperatures drop below 55°F. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026 The farmer, who operates similar banana farms in Davie, planted 1,000 banana plants on the lot. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planted
Verb
  • That latest round of NFL-booth musical chairs has already seeded some decidedly dodgy ideas in the minds of our keenest sports-media types.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In the early 1990s, Gordon Getty seeded Newsom’s Napa Valley wine start-up, PlumpJack, which Newsom launched with Gordon’s son Billy and named after an opera Gordon had composed.
    — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford and Google founded the Alliance in July — the same four companies represented on the panel.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The site is situated on the island of Lismore and is believed to have been founded by Saint Mo Luóc, an early Christian saint also known as Moluag.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As a child of parents who bred him to be the next Green Lantern, John knows full well the conflict between conscience and instinct, a ceaseless war that threatens to explode to the surface.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • However, Andersen believed the mantra bred a culture of denial.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Other networks have been established for working fathers, LGBTQ+ employees, and early-career staff, which were established to give younger employees a greater say in their career development and opportunities to communicate with leadership.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Deadline has established that several top producers have declined to throw their hat into the ring, with many citing concerns about the lack of rights and the production contract sucking creative energy away from other projects.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After initially refusing surgical intervention, Joel had a shunt implanted to alleviate some effects of the disorder.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In the meantime, John's girlfriend Kim Sayers (Megan Ward) has started working for First Lady Jackie Kennedy, but is soon implanted by one of the Hive's spider-like Ganglions.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • China already leads the world in the number of clinical trials initiated annually.
    — Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The suit also asserted Vista Grande initiated the ER trips in retaliation for the family's disagreements about Tingley's care.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ida’s stillness is shared by the whole film, which seems more confidently rooted than anything in Pawlikowski’s previous endeavors.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Once plants have rooted and produced three to four new leaves, remove cuttings from their container and transplant each into its own pot.
    — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Past violent offenses by US servicemembers have created deep tension between the US and Japan, particularly on Okinawa, where most of the 50,000 US troops in Japan reside.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The organization, created in 1961 by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, receives no government funding, and raises money through private donations and sales of retail merchandise.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Planted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planted. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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