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seeds

NOUN

beginning, source

Synonyms

STRONGEST

berry corn egg grain nut

STRONG

bud cell conceit concept conception core ear embryo germ image impression inkling kernel notion nucleus ovule ovum particle rudiment semen spark sperm spore start suspicion

Antonyms

STRONG

being concrete death exterior exteriority outside

WEAK

ancestor effect end ending parent result

NOUN

children

Synonyms

STRONG

brood descendants heirs issue offspring posterity progeny race scions spawn successors

WEAK

progeniture

Antonyms

STRONG

parent

WEAK

ancestor effect end ending result

Example Sentences

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The Park Service gathered seeds from the landscape, grew them in greenhouses and planted them in the preserve in 2020 and 2021 when they were 2 to 3 years old, Polyakov said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

As with all commodities, success sows the seeds of its own destruction—even if AI hopes are fulfilled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

NRW said the fields were a natural habitat for rare flowers only found in arable land which were believed to have been brought to Britain with crop seeds thousands of years ago.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The 33-year-old wore a big smile after he crossed home and was showered in sunflower seeds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Then he went to the kitchen and got a handful of sunflower seeds.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney