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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
The colonies her team cares for have gotten notably smaller with time.
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Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
Feral colonies are common in southern California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and especially Texas.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Nearly 250 years ago, the Founding Fathers adopted the Declaration of Independence, severing the 13 colonies' connection to Britain and declaring themselves an independent nation.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 23 June 2025
Full to Partial Shade Soil Type: Well Draining, Rich
Soil pH: Acidic (5.5 to 6.5)
Not as aggressive as its Japanese counterpart, Allegheny spurge is a native, herbaceous perennial groundcover that slowly spreads by rhizomes to form a dense colony.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
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Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
Feral colonies are common in southern California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and especially Texas.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Nearly 250 years ago, the Founding Fathers adopted the Declaration of Independence, severing the 13 colonies' connection to Britain and declaring themselves an independent nation.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 23 June 2025
Full to Partial Shade Soil Type: Well Draining, Rich
Soil pH: Acidic (5.5 to 6.5)
Not as aggressive as its Japanese counterpart, Allegheny spurge is a native, herbaceous perennial groundcover that slowly spreads by rhizomes to form a dense colony.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colony
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Harding’s daughter — curiously named William Elizabeth Harding in honor of her parents — inherited the plantation after marrying David H. McGavock, her cousin, in 1850.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
4 July 2025
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The remaining countryside is sparsely populated, and the pastoral mix of farmlands, marshes and eucalyptus plantations creates an ideal blend of habit for several varieties of game birds to thrive including the tinamou, doves, pigeons and many species of ducks.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Students were required to undertake certain extracurricular activities (Prevost was in the choir with Franks—both sing tenor—and played tennis) and to keep up their academic performance, but mostly the school’s focus was how to live in community.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Following community uproar, Gastonia will open a portion of the former Salvation Army building on Tuesday to provide the community with an indoor cooling station, Mayor Richard Franks said.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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The United States has, this year, rapidly increased its air defenses in the region and relies on the air defense capabilities of some partner countries, but smaller U.S. military outposts in Iraq and Syria remain particularly vulnerable.—
Dana Stroul,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Thousands of U.S. service members are stationed at Al Udeid Air Base, the forward headquarters for U.S. Central Command and an important American military outpost on the Persian Gulf.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
23 June 2025
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“Colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colony. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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