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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Xi himself has often urged ethnic minorities to integrate more, telling them to "hug tightly like pomegranate seeds" to create a stronger China.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Storage units have been financed by the UN, to allow harvests to be kept and sold when the market improves, and some of the women have received better seeds.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Syngenta said Hengde Qin, the company’s chief operating officer and head of its seeds business, will take over as CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

The seeds of this algae bloom could have come from the air, the rain, or the piped-in replacement water.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026

A boy who loved the company of animals more than people, who carried seeds in his pocket to feed squirrels, who made friends with every dog he met.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse