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as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
soon the sect had planted churches across the breadth of the colony
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as in to breed
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a profound respect for Mother Nature that had been planted by long experience with hurricanes
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Recent Examples of plant
Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
Unlike some fertilizers, compost can be used on nearly any plant.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2025
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 20 July 2025
Still, the Mourvèdre, which has long been planted in the area, has a fine late ripening virtue that brings the sugar and alcohol to make for a full-bodied red.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Noun
Seeds, leaves, and pollen that landed in them give researchers new insights into the plants that dominated these sites tens of thousands of years ago.
—Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
Unlike some fertilizers, compost can be used on nearly any plant.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2025
Verb
The foliage, including the 200 rose bushes planted during a 2020 renovation overseen by First lady Melania Trump, will not be disturbed.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 20 July 2025
Still, the Mourvèdre, which has long been planted in the area, has a fine late ripening virtue that brings the sugar and alcohol to make for a full-bodied red.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
Noun
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To produce its weapons, Anduril is planning to open a sprawling factory near Columbus, Ohio.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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That's because the automakers are paying for tariffs and passing it on to dealers, who now pay more to buy cars from the factory.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Chinese officials still decry the opium crisis that foreign traders seeded two centuries ago.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
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Florida is a huge player on this stage, receiving over $800 million dollars in NIH grants annually, supporting over 14,000 jobs, producing more than $2.8 billion in economic activity, and seeding innumerable opportunities for our students.—
Seth Tomchik,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
Verb
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The plan is the department's effort to establish a clear vision while seeking community input to create a roadmap for the department over the next five years.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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While people had always moved between the U.S.-Mexico border, migration increased exponentially after the U.S. government, facing a labor shortage in World War II, established the Bracero program, which brought millions of Mexican contract workers to the U.S.—
Jimmy Patino,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
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These useless jobs in turn breed further useless work.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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For almost 10,000 years, people in the Arctic have kept dogs for hunting and sledding, breeding them for desirable traits.—
Rudy Molinek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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There are still multiple avenues to improving the team, but the James situation could have them on hold. Expect to continue hearing the Lakers in the NBA rumor mill.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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Kohlmeyer and his team seem to never stop striving for excellence in their products — during Monday’s visit to the mill, Kohlmeyer was in South America searching for organic sources of sesame seeds for oil.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Scientists at Newcastle University in northern England have now pioneered a new IVF technique that combines a mother’s egg and father’s sperm with a second egg from a donor woman.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Disneyland pioneered new technologies, such as audio-animatronics and advanced ride systems, that are now commonplace in theme parks.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
Verb
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Those connections made by Ragsdale were also deeply rooted with other camps in the area.—
Abby Roedel,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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He will be missed at Duke, but Blue Devils fans will continue rooting him on in Dallas.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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On Sunday, July 20, Lord posted on Instagram a thank-you letter sent to him by the Duke of Sussex, 40, after visiting his shop East Side Ink to get a fake tattoo from country singer Jelly Roll in 2024.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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The shop, which recently opened up in New York, has hired UK agents George Bray and George Hughes and signed Megan Garner, Super GT, Ollie Smith and Tenshi.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
21 July 2025
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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