POTTING Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

potting

verb

present participle of pot

as in seeding

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Recent Examples of potting For dry soil, water plants immediately after potting or soak the whole pot in water for 30 minutes. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026

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Attendees took breaks to unwind with premium wellness experiences that included massages from Sonar Mobile Spa, ear seeding from Solstice and red light therapy from Luma Dose.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2026
The winner gains the inside track for a spot in the Big Ten championship game and also will get a bump in College Football Playoff seeding consideration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

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Public-health and environmental advocates have also raised concerns about drilling near communities, including potential air- and water-quality harms.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The strings were installed by drilling holes with hot water, lowering the modules into the ice and allowing the holes to refreeze.

— Daniella McCahey, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

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Cortez blamed the city for not taking any permanent or lasting measures to prevent the ocean from spilling into the streets, such as putting in place a concrete barrier or reinforcing the seawall.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Especially if your friends have busy lives or don't often reach out to make plans, putting in the work to stay in touch may seem like a fundamentally selfless gesture.

— Renée Onque, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

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Remember to harden off the seedlings for a week or two before transplanting to avoid transplant shock.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
There has been some recent success transplanting pig kidneys and hearts into people, but this is believed to be the first attempt to transplant a pig lung into a human.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025

Definition of transplanting

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For the Houthis, success on the battlefield doesn’t require toppling Saudi Arabia; disrupting the Saudi economy and sowing fear within its society may be enough to give the Houthis leverage in any possible negotiations to end the fighting.

— NBC news, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
To grow these versatile microgreens, soak their seeds for at least eight hours before sowing in full to partial sun and well-draining soil.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 24 Sep. 2026

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