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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
Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Every once in a while, though, a mutant MOV (multi-ovary) plant occurs, which may have up to three ovaries per floret.
—New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
In the 1800s, John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, planted seeds and made fenced nurseries in southern Michigan.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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Noun
While the schoolyard is in progress, the school’s environmental specialist and garden coordinator are getting students outside, growing plants and on field trips, while organizing curriculum with an environmental focus.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Every once in a while, though, a mutant MOV (multi-ovary) plant occurs, which may have up to three ovaries per floret.
—New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
Rapp planted a big smooch on Towa's cheek, and the two joined the band for the bridge.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
In the 1800s, John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, planted seeds and made fenced nurseries in southern Michigan.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
Noun
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The fire chief's old factory senses had been shot years before and the dog was just a dog.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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In practice, though, the production rate fell well below the ceiling last year as the company contended with investigations and a machinists’ strike that idled factories for almost eight weeks.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Or seed one or two and leave the seeds in the rest.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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Mater Dei, last year’s CIF-SS Division 1 champion, is seeded third.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Politically, the affluence manifested in Long Island establishing itself as a bastion of the Republican Party, showing strong support for Hoover in his doomed Presidential campaign against Roosevelt.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Mediators, including Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, are continuing their efforts to facilitate dialogue and to broker progress on key measures such as reopening border crossings, delivering aid, and establishing future governance structures for Gaza.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Morrissey explodes the comparatively respectable conventions of prior Frankenstein adaptations by embracing the deranged erotic and fascist implications of building and breeding new life.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Secret Commonwealth is the condemnation of a world where imagination—not making things up, but a way of seeing, understanding, feeling the world—is suppressed by the dual forces of cold rationality and religious fundamentalisms that breed authoritarianism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Chinese mill’s Soft Raw collection enables customer to use unwashed denim directly off the roll with a soft comfortable hand and deep dark inky indigo shades.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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The new mill, which is mated to a six-speed manual transaxle gearbox, nearly doubles output from 177 hp to 340 hp.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Back in 1910, Vladimir had pioneered research in radiology and launched the first search for uranium deposits in the Russian Empire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the country has pioneered a Blue Economy—an ocean-first approach that puts conservation before consumption, sustainability before spectacle.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That system, the engine that fuels most of the teams that Brennan Marion has coached, is now rooted at Sacramento State.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Just a simple path to follow around the ancient trees, all stable and strongly rooted.—
Janine Di Giovanni,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Below, shop short jackets inspired by Hathaway, Moore, and Witherspoon from $36.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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She and fiancé Travis Kelce have been documented visiting nearby Carmel, but MacDonald said the aquarium is not aware of the couple having been in their shop.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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