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as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
soon the sect had planted churches across the breadth of the colony
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as in to breed
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a profound respect for Mother Nature that had been planted by long experience with hurricanes
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Recent Examples of plant
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
All parts of the plant are toxic if eaten.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
How to Save Cucumber Seeds Save cucumber seeds from your harvest and plant them as an affordable way to grow more cucumber plants.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
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Noun
Extreme elimination diets, whether eliminating all plants, all animals, or nearly everything, work against the fundamental architecture of our physiology.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
All parts of the plant are toxic if eaten.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Verb
Grow your sun-loving climbing crops on them and plant your lettuces, which will benefit from hot sun protection, underneath.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
How to Save Cucumber Seeds Save cucumber seeds from your harvest and plant them as an affordable way to grow more cucumber plants.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
Noun
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Hulst diagnosed with brain tumor Serna, a shoe designer for Etonic, was on a trip to the company’s factory in Taiwan in February 1991 when a former UCI teammate reached out with bad news.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Here, Chinese laborers, factory workers, seamstresses, nail technicians, and cooks take glorious center stage, their lives and deepest yearnings made epic.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Visitation has now downed the second- and third-seeded teams in the Class 2A field.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
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But the idea that foreign influence is seeding a populist campaign against AI facilities is far-fetched, experts told Semafor last month, noting that Chinese media is instead likely exploiting existing US divisions over the tech.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The company's Pegasus rover is designed as part of a broader effort to establish a more permanent human presence on the moon.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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The duo established themselves as fixtures of the tabloid era known for staging paparazzi photos, fueling feuds and embracing the attention that came with being reality television’s most famous pair.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Competition breeds comparison, which could push you to prioritize whatever makes the organization look good relative to others, rather than the metrics that drive long-term sustainability.—
Brendan Keegan,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The water grows stagnant and breeds mosquitoes.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
Noun
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At the same time that the GKN situation was unraveling, the rupture of a chemical tank containing a different chemical mixture killed 11 people at a paper mill in Washington state.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The nine missing people are all employees of the mill.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The pioneering project at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design is working to create environmentally friendly alternatives to concrete and epoxy while also reducing the waste going into landfills.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Burke, a Dodgers teammate, had provided the setup for the pioneering hand slap, a spontaneous response to a homer that Baker hit in 1977.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Together, these efforts reflect my commitment to improving quality of life in ways that are visible, meaningful, and rooted in what our community has asked for.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Each one is rooted in local tradition and craftsmanship, with goods sold directly by the artisans who make them.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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The logo of SoftBank is displayed at a company shop in Tokyo, Japan January 28, 2025.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Among the city’s handful of modern-day speakeasies, Danico is shielded by a velvet curtain in the back of Italian eatery Daroco in Jean-Paul Gaultier’s former flagship shop.—
Lane Nieset,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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