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seeding

NOUN
cloud seeding
Synonyms
WEAK
artificial nucleation nucleation rainmaking
NOUN
farming
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agriculture breeding cultivation culture gardening grazing production ranching
STRONG
agronomy feeding fertilizing gleaning growing harvesting homesteading hydroponics landscaping operating reaping threshing tillage
WEAK
agronomics crop-raising geoponics share-cropping soil culture
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destruction

Example Sentences

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With the war occurring during planting season in the Northern Hemisphere, this has created an acute fertilizer shortage at the time when farmers should be seeding their fields.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Basic weather control is possible today: China has long been using cloud seeding to create blue skies over Beijing for important events, by making impending rain fall before it reaches the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

For the Final Four and the ultimate winner, they pretty much went with the seeding and conventional wisdom — Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida, with Duke eventually winning.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

If it goes to seeding then it will be Sri Lanka, Pakistan and New Zealand with the top two progressing to the semi-finals.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

In bed that evening, Miyax’s spirit was stirred by the seeding grass and the restless birds and she could not sleep.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George