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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
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
Chandler crews spent the day removing leaves and other debris from city pools, parks, streets and water-treatment plants.
—Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
The Chicago Plan Commission approved on Thursday a plan by a veteran developer to plant a 26-story hotel several blocks south of the Obama Presidential Center, now under construction in Woodlawn.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Most importantly, file an online report or contact your state’s plant health director, says Gruchot.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
Chandler crews spent the day removing leaves and other debris from city pools, parks, streets and water-treatment plants.
—Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
He is now relieved to plant feet in New York City’s latest artist mecca: Ridgewood, Queens.
—Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
The Chicago Plan Commission approved on Thursday a plan by a veteran developer to plant a 26-story hotel several blocks south of the Obama Presidential Center, now under construction in Woodlawn.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
Noun
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Trying to convince them of their love, Nat offers to cleanse the factory.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
20 Aug. 2025
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In addition to Intel, Reuters reports that US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is looking into the federal government taking an equity stake in other chip manufacturers that receive CHIPS Act funding to build factories in the nation.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Arizona and Montana are researching cloud seeding's possibilities, but are not currently seeding.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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There are also three desserts on the menu including pane dolce with vanilla ice cream, espresso anise seeds chocolate biscotti and coffee icebox cake.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Theresa's path to establishing Modern Legal is both intimate and compelling.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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The fire is now well established on the North Fork of the Kings River in timber fuel model with no fire history and heavy tree mortality.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Key Factors Influencing Heat There are a few key factors that influence how hot your peppers may be: Genetics & variety: Different peppers are bred for varying heat levels.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2025
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Societal neglect will inevitably breed a coarseness in manner and language, exhibited by the uncouth nature of the Chiefs’ players as well as the public watching them.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Green Bay Packers have been one of the teams talked about a lot in the NFL rumor mill.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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This was apparent following a recent trade delegation visit through the Pacific Northwest that included mill operators and grain buyers from four Southeast Asian countries: Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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However, Sharapova pioneered a new model of entrepreneurship, reshaping how female athletes leverage their success into lucrative business deals that last beyond their post-sports careers.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Target has been transformed into a true omnichannel retailer as Brian and the team pioneered the stores-as-hubs concept, developed industry-leading same-day services like Drive Up, grew digital performance and built private labels into desirable brands of their own.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And unlike most states, Kentucky and its utilities have not enacted EV incentives, even as the industry spends billions of dollars to root an EV supply chain in the commonwealth.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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And perhaps then local can return to its original meaning: simply, proudly, of a place — rooted, not reduced or reconstituted in the language of empire.—
Bibi Bakare-Yusuf,
semafor.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The brewery’s Nashville headquarters was a former Moose Lodge, and its large taproom, outdoor bar and pizza shop sit on seven acres.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Photos show the incident happened in front of a Subway sandwich shop.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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