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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
This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.
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David Armitage,
Washington Post,
26 June 2026
Within a week or so of July 4, 1776, when the Continental Congress officially voted to accept Jefferson’s Declaration and send it for printing, the text of the document arrived in the various colonies.
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Dr. Matthew Warshauer,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
Mud tunnels, or shelter tubes, about the width of a straw, on the foundation, floor joists, and other parts of the house are signs of a colony.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
Among these migrants was John Winthrop, a leader of the Massachusetts Bay colony.
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Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
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David Armitage,
Washington Post,
26 June 2026
Within a week or so of July 4, 1776, when the Continental Congress officially voted to accept Jefferson’s Declaration and send it for printing, the text of the document arrived in the various colonies.
—
Dr. Matthew Warshauer,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
Mud tunnels, or shelter tubes, about the width of a straw, on the foundation, floor joists, and other parts of the house are signs of a colony.
—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
Among these migrants was John Winthrop, a leader of the Massachusetts Bay colony.
—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for colony
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colony
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About 12 million Africans were forcefully taken by traders from European nations from the 16th to the 19th century and enslaved on plantations that built wealth at the price of misery.
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Formerly privately owned and the site of two plantations, the land is now managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
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To address those concerns, Hulls has committed roughly $15 million to establish the Good Luck Fund, which acquires and preserves properties considered important to the community.
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The listening sessions come after the Board of Managers has made a concerted effort to create a more transparent experience for parents and the community since they were appointed by the TEA in March.
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Along with a half-dozen other leading-edge American space outfits including Blue Origin, Axiom Space and Starlab Space, SpaceX has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to develop orbital outposts that could host NASA and Allied astronauts through the next decades.
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Finley’s Fiction, an outpost of the one on Shelter Island, will have kids’ story hour on Saturday mornings and author events; in July, Kate Doerge and Katharine Holabird.
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“Colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colony. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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