Meaning & use
Seeded
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Ranked or given a favorable position in a tournament based on prior performance, or having had seeds sown or removed.
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The top-seeded tennis player advanced easily through the first round.
She bought seeded watermelon instead of the seedless variety for the salad.
A note on using this word
In sports, 'seeding' comes from the idea of spreading strong competitors evenly through a bracket, much like scattering seeds, so they don't meet too early.
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2. adjective
Having had seeds sown or planted in it.
The freshly seeded lawn needed daily watering to sprout.
3. adjective
With the seeds removed.
The recipe calls for seeded and chopped jalapenos.
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