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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
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
All need normal care to become established, are freeze resistant and make durable plants for the landscape.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Michele Gile, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Starting with a blast of hardcore-adjacent DIY cassettes, the band expanded its palette quickly, planting big, muddy footprints all over tons of styles and genres, some inherited and some invented.
—Marc Masters, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Concrete batch plants are usually built close to construction sites and make concrete through mixing cement with sand and gravel.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
All need normal care to become established, are freeze resistant and make durable plants for the landscape.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
The city says a total of 30 new trees will be planted, including four live oaks and a couple of dozen eucalyptus, all to be planted on lower Forest Avenue.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Starting with a blast of hardcore-adjacent DIY cassettes, the band expanded its palette quickly, planting big, muddy footprints all over tons of styles and genres, some inherited and some invented.
—Marc Masters, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
Noun
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Approximately 130 people work at Forge Nano’s battery factory in Thornton.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The global economy is facing ever more tangible strains from the energy shock triggered by the Iran war as factories grapple with soaring production costs and activity weakens even in services sectors, major surveys showed today.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This spring, Melnyk will seed marigolds, chrysanthemums and lavender at the site.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Livestreamers and new-media influencers including video podcasters have enlisted professional clippers to capture the best moments from their videos and seed them across social media.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Finally, in overcoming this vexing moment, the two would establish a painterly repartee that altered the trajectory of their own work and, by extension, modern art.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Through this exhibition program, which shed a light on a generation of LA artists, The Box quickly established itself as a venturesome gallery and one of the most important in the city.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Sanjar also has figured out that the most efficient time of year to deploy them is summer, when snakes are fattening up for breeding season in late fall.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Ridglan Farms does breed dogs used in medical research.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Fatla credits all that success to the city's blue-collar work ethic, forged in its steel mills since the 19th century.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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As part of Rajby Textiles’ CRS efforts, the mill presented Denim With Purpose, a collaborative initiative with the Karachi Down Syndrome Program.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Forty years after the cult-classic movie that pioneered CGI and inspired generations of fans, an all-new story picks up from the end credits and takes off for the stars!—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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So we were intrigued to learn that Copeland had teamed up with celebrated naturalist Martyn Stewart for a pioneering album, sharing the limelight, not with Sting, but with hyenas, owls and howler monkeys.—
Heather Abbott,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Part of Cooper’s attraction to micro-dramas was rooted in feeling underserved by Western film and television.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Inheritance often tears families apart and much of that conflict is rooted in poor communication.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Club also is home to the Huakaʻi Outfitters shop.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
23 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, April 20, Elite Sports Cards in Chicago was broken into in a smash-and-grab heist resulting in the loss of $100,000 of merchandise, Ronnie Holloway, the owner of the sports card shop told ABC Chicago station WLS-TV.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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