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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American mass culture has rapidly been replaced by giant buzzing colonies of internet influencers.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American mass culture has rapidly been replaced by giant buzzing colonies of internet influencers.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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Extensive signage explains who owned the plantation (the country’s first Hispanic Congressman, Joseph Marion Hernández) and provides background on the Seminole Indians.—
Bonnie Gross,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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In the misty central highlands, tea plantations ripple across undulating hillsides in neat green rows, as cool mist drifts through eucalyptus groves and over winding railway tracks that curve like silver ribbons.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The divide was especially dramatic in Massachusetts, where 94% of immigrants arrested by ICE were apprehended in the community — and 78% had no criminal record.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Residents can make their voices heard by taking a community survey or commenting on the preliminary plans from the three design firms competing to take on the master plan.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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That’s because Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney World in Orlando have historically been the studio’s most popular outposts for travelers from the Middle East.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Israel is changing in ways that are challenging its image as an outpost of secular, liberal democracy in the Middle East.—
Marc Champion,
Twin Cities,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colony. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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