planted

verb

past tense of plant
1
as in seeded
to put or set into the ground to grow I'll plant the marigold seeds in the spring

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2
as in founded
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of soon the sect had planted churches across the breadth of the colony

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3
as in bred
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set a profound respect for Mother Nature that had been planted by long experience with hurricanes

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Recent Examples of planted Proceeds from ticket sales will go toward the musicians, money needed to restore the ashram Coltrane established that burned in the 2018 Woolsey fire and to TreePeople, a local nonprofit that has planted more than 3 million trees in our region. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 In turn, Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios filed a defamation suit, which claimed Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, had planted false claims in order to take over creative control of the film. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Instead of a traditional green yard, she's planted native plants and flowers that attract local pollinators. — Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 By 1946, approximately 3 million acres of kudzu had been planted on farmland across the Southeast. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026 Instead, growers just planted less rather than keep fighting for bad export prices as a result the whole domestic base shrank, and there's less cushion when there is a bad harvest season. — Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Spring bulbs and Peony roots will be planted in the coming months, so prepare by shopping early! — Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 The sequence continued with a poisonrana from Bandido, but Wayne ate it and planted Bandido with a crucifix driver. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Morgan cleared the land, planted a vegetable garden, and turned an open shed into a playhouse and guest bedroom for her grandsons. — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planted
  1. seeded
  2. founded
  3. bred
  4. established
  5. implanted
  6. initiated
  7. rooted
  8. created
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  • The compensation package also includes a new Player Support Program seeded with an initial $2 million commitment in 2026, equally split between men and women players.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That literally seemingly has injected and seeded lies into the environment.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • The company, founded in 1995, has grown through a combination of scale and acquisitions, building an operation that spans much of the food supply chain.
    — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The province of Ontario, founded in 1867, took its name from the lake.
    — Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of founded
Verb
  • Nashville-bred alternative favorites Bully will headline the DIY-minded event.
    — John D. Luerssen, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026
  • For more than two centuries, the storied estate in Lexington has been a place where accomplished horsemen and women have bred, raised, and trained some of the sport’s most distinguished horses.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of bred
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  • The organization works to champion aspiring and established storytellers by providing events and services, enhancing public awareness and participation and encouraging community partnerships.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Nor have the researchers yet established the process’s industrial environmental or economic balance.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • In the eight-episode Robocop series, written by Ocko, a giant tech conglomerate pursuades the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved fallen officer, Alex Murphy (Stevens).
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Synaptic purge To find out how many synapses are lost during QIH, Tanaka’s team implanted tetrodes, bundles of fine electrodes, into the hippocampus of freely moving mice.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of implanted
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  • SpaceX initiated a bond offering this week as the latest example, following Alphabet, which has raised capital through global debt markets multiple times.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Therefore, egg freezing should ideally be initiated in your 20s or early 30s when both egg quality and quantity are at their peak – not at 36 like AOC.
    — Dr. Jaime Knopman, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of initiated
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  • After three or four weeks, a gentle tug on the stem should meet resistance, indicating that the cutting has rooted.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Quilceda Creek vineyards are also non-grafted and own-rooted, which Golitzin believes enables each clone to express its character more directly.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of rooted
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  • Spirit’s team created a warm mahogany-and-veneer interior defined by curves, with details such as fore-and-aft berths, a shower, a galley, and an electric head.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The court also held that MiniMax may be held directly liable for infringing uses created by its customers.
    — Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of created

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“Planted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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