as in farmer
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
the planters are too busy around harvest time to pay the tourists much mind
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Recent Examples of planter
Just add couches, workout equipment, planters, or even a hot tub to transform the space into a true resort-worthy escape.
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Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
The ambitious plan calls for widening the sidewalks, reducing traffic lanes to three from the current five, adding trees, planters, benches, improved lighting and infrastructure to reduce the impact of storms, and possibly adding more vehicle-free weekends.
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David Moin,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Another officer nearby takes cover behind a planter as the sound of gunfire continues.
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Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Photos taken by people at the building in the weeks before the collapse show a long crack in a planter wall on the pool deck as well as cracks in the corner where the planter wall met a planter box, according to the NIST report.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
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Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
The ambitious plan calls for widening the sidewalks, reducing traffic lanes to three from the current five, adding trees, planters, benches, improved lighting and infrastructure to reduce the impact of storms, and possibly adding more vehicle-free weekends.
—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Another officer nearby takes cover behind a planter as the sound of gunfire continues.
—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Photos taken by people at the building in the weeks before the collapse show a long crack in a planter wall on the pool deck as well as cracks in the corner where the planter wall met a planter box, according to the NIST report.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planter
farmer
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Under the Biden administration, federal taxpayers paid farmers billions of dollars to stop planting crops, but that's considered a short-term solution too expensive to maintain indefinitely.
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About two weeks ago, a farmer in northern Missouri posted a video on Facebook about the railroad crossing where the Amtrak train derailed Monday, killing three and injuring dozens.
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“Planter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planter. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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