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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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To reignite waning interest in space travel, Musk had initially tried concocting a publicity stunt to send plant seeds to Mars in hope of sprouting new life there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

The pair knocked out the third seeds, but there is now uncertainty around their quarter-final match on Thursday after Mboko suffered a nasty fall.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

You may be able to see the seeds of its destruction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

But the US beat heavily favored Colombia to reach the last 16, and the seeds for an American soccer boom were sown.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

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

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