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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 this case, Declaration of Independence broadsides were distributed throughout the colonies shortly after the original document was signed.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2026
Two colonies live in northwestern California.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The explosion signaled that flying cars in every driveway and a moon colony would not happen in our lifetimes.
—Harvey Young, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Rhode Island was the last of the original 13 colonies to join the United States.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2026
Two colonies live in northwestern California.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
The explosion signaled that flying cars in every driveway and a moon colony would not happen in our lifetimes.
—Harvey Young, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Rhode Island was the last of the original 13 colonies to join the United States.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colony
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The drama follows Ming, a Shanghai woman who travels alone to a rubber tree plantation in Xishuangbanna, along China’s southwestern border, searching for people who knew her late father during the Cultural Revolution’s Down to the Countryside Movement half a century earlier.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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During the launch of EcoCeres’ Tanjung Langsat plant, Noraini binti Ahmad, Malaysia’s minister of plantation and commodities, said Malaysia would soon have its own SAF targets.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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The synthetic opioid is far more potent than heroin and has devastated communities across the country.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The fall of el-Fasher in October 2025 to the Rapid Support Forces set off an exodus of people to nearby towns, straining the resources of neighboring communities and driving up food insecurity rates, the report said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Upscale dining takes place at the Italian Lido Restaurant, inside the original ballrooms, or at Thomas Keller’s the Surf Club Restaurant, the famous chef’s first Florida outpost.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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But the arduous effort may be essential for achieving longer stays in deep space—as well as building the lunar space station and surface outposts envisioned for future Artemis missions.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colony. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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