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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
Once they are fully grown and have their waterproof feathers, they will be introduced back into the colony.
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Happy Valley has grown into a thriving colony with thousands of residents and a base for new missions that will take us even further into the solar system.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
India, Australia, and many countries in Africa that drive on the left side are former British colonies.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026
In those brief chapters, Americans built this nation from 13 humble colonies into the pinnacle of human civilization and human freedom; the strongest, wealthiest, most powerful -- most successful nation in all of history.
—February 25, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Happy Valley has grown into a thriving colony with thousands of residents and a base for new missions that will take us even further into the solar system.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
India, Australia, and many countries in Africa that drive on the left side are former British colonies.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026
In those brief chapters, Americans built this nation from 13 humble colonies into the pinnacle of human civilization and human freedom; the strongest, wealthiest, most powerful -- most successful nation in all of history.
—February 25, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colony
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After consulting police databases, investigators verified that the three men had been linked to recent thefts of opium poppy from legal plantations intended for pharmaceutical use and located in the province of Albacete.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Exhibits — including displays of traditional art and the accounts of community members’ experiences — show how isolation on coastal and island plantations led them to create a culture, food and language of their own, drawing heavily on influences carried from Africa.—
Adam Kuehl,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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While the current crackdown playing out in communities across the country is unprecedented, concerns about officer training and readiness have been building for years.—
Blake Ellis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Furthermore, local governments have a duty to work with communities to insist that public school systems keep AI away from classrooms for younger students.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Manhattan outpost was one of at least 102 Chinese police stations operating worldwide, run by regional Chinese public security services with direct links to the United Front, according to a 2022 report by Safeguard Defenders.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Israel Defense Forces say their troops still control five key outposts on Lebanese territory.—
Jordana Miller,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colony. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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