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as in plantation
a settlement in a new country or region
the early history of New York City when it was a Dutch colony
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Recent Examples of colony
Spray the colony with soapy water or leave a bowl of soapy water near a light source where the bugs gather.
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Most of the territory felt a strong desire to maintain close connection to the monarchy and British Empire, but otherwise the colonies of British North America were far apart from one another geographically and psychologically.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
How To Identify Spider Mites Spider mites live in colonies.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Every honey bee colony revolves around its queen.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Most of the territory felt a strong desire to maintain close connection to the monarchy and British Empire, but otherwise the colonies of British North America were far apart from one another geographically and psychologically.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
How To Identify Spider Mites Spider mites live in colonies.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Every honey bee colony revolves around its queen.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colony
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Within months, the brothers open a general store, buy land and begin building a plantation.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Across TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, African Americans used the Annabelle doll to voice their disgruntlement with the southern plantation tourist industry in jest.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Audiences had come to embrace B-movie glory, unusual stories, and the idea of cult midnight screenings built around the idea of outsider community.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Coastal communities were hit hardest by the storm’s devastating winds, with some remote fishing villages nearly flattened by the hurricane.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Folsom was once a bustling outpost where Gold Rush miners and merchants converged.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Until a few weeks ago, however, the Chiefs’ outpost inside SubTropolis flew largely under the radar, serving primarily as a depository for historical documents, films, trophies, uniforms and photos.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colony. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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