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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
That’s impossible to know, of course, as is the feasibility of one day getting humanity to Mars, never mind setting up a colony.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Once fully grown, the medusae spawn a colony and repeat the asexual reproduction process.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Beaver colonies had made a shambles of the upper reaches of the Chickenbone River.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Some Greek yogurts can pack as many as 10 billion colony-forming units, whereas others may have less.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 27 Aug. 2025
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Once fully grown, the medusae spawn a colony and repeat the asexual reproduction process.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Beaver colonies had made a shambles of the upper reaches of the Chickenbone River.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Some Greek yogurts can pack as many as 10 billion colony-forming units, whereas others may have less.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for colony
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colony
Noun
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Gullah Geechee people are descendants of West and Central Africans who were enslaved on the rice, indigo and cotton plantations on the Sea Islands of the lower Atlantic states, including part of north Florida.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lung-function testing used race corrections derived from slavery-era plantation medicine, leading to widespread underdiagnosis of serious lung disease in Black patients.—
Craig Spencer,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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The report generated concerted pushback from the scientific community.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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An elevator connects all the different levels, with the high-altitude location offering sweeping views of the surrounding community, from downtown Boulder to the university campus to the surrounding Flatirons.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Mexican outpost offers over 1,000 treatments.—
Sherrie Nachman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The London banner marks the first international outpost of Plan B, the Oscar winning company co-led by Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colony. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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