plant 1 of 2

as in factory
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods a furniture plant that employs hundreds of people

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Scout’s South Carolina plant is planned to have a production capacity of 200,000 vehicles. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024 Concerns have been raised, however, about the company's plans to expand its truck plant in Saltillo, Mexico. Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
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Dahomey obliquely plants the seed for such an uprising in the years to come. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024 Driving the blooms: Fall is the ideal time to plant wildflower seeds in preparation for spring, per the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). Megan Stringer, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plant 

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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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