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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are sown" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to planting seeds or metaphorically to indicate that something has been initiated or set in motion.
Example: "In the spring, the seeds are sown in the fertile soil, ensuring a bountiful harvest later in the year."
Alternatives: "are planted" or "are scattered".
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are sown
verb
To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds).
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Fields are sown around a corn shrine.
"The seeds are sown for a very chaotic situation".
"The seeds of deprivation are sown very early in life.
Limited areas are sown with rye and oats.
The seeds are sown for the improvement of food security on Telica.
Pots are an option, too, as long as the seeds are sown direct.
When people romanticize defeat and differences, racial or religious, the seeds of violence are sown.
The seeds of a romance are sown in terms of equality.
It is almost as though seeds that are sown pre-teens come to fruition later.
Similar references are sown throughout the text, at properly measured intervals.
Later, other seeds are sown directly into the beds, along with transplants from the garden center.
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