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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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It’s possible the blaze incinerated the dainty purple-and-white flowers before they could drop seeds this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

And that is starting to sow the seeds of a late spring retreat.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

We would all do well to tend our own garden, community or otherwise, but railing against the market at which we bought our seeds will not make it blossom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Note: Semifinals in all divisions Thursday, June 4 at 4 p.m. at higher seeds; Finals in all divisions Saturday, June 6 at 4 p.m. at higher seeds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

“Unless you promise to stop stealing the seeds for my science project.”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young