- present tense form of weed (3rd person singular).
weeds
Example Sentences
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Flowering plants in pollinator gardens, agricultural fields, and residential landscapes often grow alongside weeds that are controlled with herbicides.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Shag carpet covered original terra-cotta floors, high-gloss paint coated nearly every wooden surface and overgrown weeds crowded the yard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Summer came too early to Europe's most important rice growing region and weeds are taking over Sharon Angoli's parched paddies in Italy's Pavia province.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Mass torts spread like weeds and may be even harder to stop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
They pull weeds out of the ground and gobble them up.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
