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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
Free-moving polychaetes navigate dense colonies of frenulate siboglinids.
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Jackson Peck, NBC news, 31 July 2025
American mass culture has rapidly been replaced by giant buzzing colonies of internet influencers.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 29 July 2025
Sugar was one key reason why the British sought to establish colonies in the Caribbean.
—Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
An overgrown woodland, a military fortress, 15 dilapidated hospital buildings and a rather large colony of rabbits are all that remain on the island, the group says.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
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Jackson Peck, NBC news, 31 July 2025
American mass culture has rapidly been replaced by giant buzzing colonies of internet influencers.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 29 July 2025
Sugar was one key reason why the British sought to establish colonies in the Caribbean.
—Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
An overgrown woodland, a military fortress, 15 dilapidated hospital buildings and a rather large colony of rabbits are all that remain on the island, the group says.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colony
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Narrated by Brown, the story centers Wash’s 19th-century odyssey from the Barbados sugar plantation where he was born to the Canadian city and beyond.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
23 July 2025
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If all of these things seem correct, a historian would then look into other documents, such as previous appraisals or the plantation’s accounting ledger, which might be housed in the same collection or might be in another archive.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 July 2025
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Imagine a filmmaker in Mumbai using AI to edit a short film, minting it as an NFT and selling it directly to fans in New York, all while earning tokens for engaging their community.—
Tomer Warschauer Nuni,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 2005, Israel evacuated all military personnel and civilian communities from Gaza.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the orbiting outpost is set to retire by the end of the decade.—
Brendan Byrne,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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The White House proposes a slightly higher reduction by percentage for the International Space Station and crew and cargo transportation to and from the research outpost.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colony. Accessed 11 Aug. 2025.
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