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Definition of plantnext
as in factory
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods a furniture plant that employs hundreds of people

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Recent Examples of plant
Noun
Its textured facade will support soil, water, plants, and wildlife, extending the existing riverside park vertically, while multiple windows and external staircases are integrated into the rock-like forms. New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026 For all other ornamental plants, wait to plant until the weather cools in early fall. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
That is not a political belief—attempting to assassinate a head of state or planting a bomb in a public square. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026 If your bed is already planted, topdress the soil with a few inches of organic matter like wood chips, straw, leaf mold, or pine bark instead of mixing it into the soil. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for plant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
Noun
  • Starship’s potential underpins much of potential growth for all of SpaceX with the promise of cheaper satellites, data centers in orbit, and would-be moon factories.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In addition, with digital twins on the power systems and cooling systems in AI factories, simulations can be run swapping out components and using different architectures to optimize power use.
    Steven Carlini, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Many fintech companies that are now crucial to African commerce and trade were seeded by venture capital within the last decade.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Key generation fell through to a software substitute seeded from the chip's serial number and its clock registers.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • City Directors Kathy Webb and Capi Peck requested the proposal to establish the six-month moratorium earlier this summer.
    Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In 2009, Boko Haram, based in the northeast of the country, began a campaign of guerrilla attacks and suicide bombings, in an effort to establish a caliphate in the region.
    Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Screen, then securely close rain barrels to help keep mosquitoes from breeding, too.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Google applied for an experimental use permit to inject mosquitoes with a specific strain of the Wolbachia pipientis bacteria, which would prevent them from breeding.
    Kimberly Miller, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Over the following decades, the company expanded into a sprawling agricultural and industrial enterprise that included sugar mills, a refinery, a rice mill, packaging facilities and one of North America’s largest biomass renewable power plants.
    Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The close trade relationship between Australian iron ore miners and Chinese steel mills means that each side depends heavily on the other.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Denver became a household name playing the title role on Gilligan’s Island, while Kuehl left acting behind entirely to become a pioneering figure in the California legislature.
    Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • His work pioneered investigations into innovative approaches targeting cancer stem cells and integrative oncology.
    Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Criticism is meant to interrogate a feeling and then root that in context psychologically and culturally.
    Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
  • And the reasons may be rooted as much in Southerners’ attitudes about being overweight as in their diets and exercise patterns.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Wake to morning rambles through the Cotswolds, soak up the thermal waters of Bath, try your hand at punting on Cambridge’s River Cam, or wander the eclectic streets and shops of Brighton.
    Katie Silcox, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the multimillion-dollar vehicles often being worked on, this is still a neighborhood shop.
    Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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