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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
In your intestines, colonies of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and others) make up the gut microbiome.
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2026
Researchers swabbed several common travel items, then incubated the samples to measure bacterial growth in colony-forming units (CFUs).
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
At the end of the eighteenth century, while the country was still a Portuguese colony, members of its independence movement, led by José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, suggested that the capital be transferred from the coastal Rio to São João del-Rei.
—Sophia La Banca, JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2026
Plants like mint, lavender, eucalyptus, and marigold may repel wasps, and traps can help reduce the colony.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2026
Researchers swabbed several common travel items, then incubated the samples to measure bacterial growth in colony-forming units (CFUs).
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
At the end of the eighteenth century, while the country was still a Portuguese colony, members of its independence movement, led by José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, suggested that the capital be transferred from the coastal Rio to São João del-Rei.
—Sophia La Banca, JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2026
Plants like mint, lavender, eucalyptus, and marigold may repel wasps, and traps can help reduce the colony.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colony
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Hundreds of thousands of acres, including many former rice plantations, have been conserved in the area between Beaufort and Charleston, and marshes there stretch out like coastal prairies.—
Thad Moore,
AJC.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Enslaved women passed messages between plantations.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Beginning on the evening of March 2, Jewish communities around the world observed the holiday of Purim.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Word of Stanton’s comments spread through an outraged suffrage community.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Pizza fans will love the outpost of Neapolitan stalwart Gino Sorbillo, while Mexican eatery Temaki does poke bowls and tacos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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The orbiting outpost's Canadarm2 grappled Cygnus XL that day, berthing it to the Unity module.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colony. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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