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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
Roebbelen used it to start vegetable plants in winter, then moved them to the garden when the soil warmed. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026 The companies invested billions of dollars in plants to produce battery cells to meet EV demand that didn't materialize. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
More than 2,000 miles from ground zero, thousands of flags were planted into West Sacramento soil to help sow the seeds of remembrance for the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center. Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 Farmers in some regions of Panama have been unable to plant their crops. Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
Noun
  • Beyond direct factory jobs, Brown said the spillover benefit of Prysmian’s latest investment will benefit local small businesses, restaurants and retailers.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Huang also lamented Southeast Asia’s lack of clean and stable power, even as Chinese factories relocate to the region.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Rather than seeding by qualifying time, athletes get to choose their preferred lane in advance, and these are then given out based on world ranking.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • An early post that happens to cross some threshold of visibility, for reasons as mundane as algorithm timing or which accounts amplified it first, can end up seeding a mass shift in opinion that a substantively identical, earlier post did not.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Inputs divided by outputs established a unit-cost baseline that CFOs could optimize, benchmark and defend to the board.
    Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In 2003, Congress supported the goals and ideals of College Savings Month, helping establish September as a time to encourage more families to think about saving before future education costs arrive.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Additionally, bugs tend to breed more often in warmer temperatures, said Dietrich.
    Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • There are several types of dogs that were originally bred for work, making these breeds excellent hiking partners.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Former England players Eoin Morgan and Ian Ward, waiting their turn on air, mill about and chat among themselves.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond the plant stood the Nucor steel mill, a cornfield and the Mississippi River.
    Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Samsung pioneered the category with its first Galaxy Fold in 2019.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Kuo pioneered the concept of a random-access protocol, or sharing a single channel without central coordination—which led to the packet-switching principles that underpin modern Wi-Fi and mobile networks.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But by rooting her tale in Maya’s family ties, the writer-director explores the complicity of well-to-do South Asian diasporas, and the foundations that afford them the luxury of emigrating in the first place.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Prepare a small plant pot with potting mix, dip the cut end of the stem in rooting hormone powder, and plant the cutting in the pot.
    Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • With waterfall views and an ideal location among the old-school charm of Beacon’s shops and restaurants, the Roundhouse provides a perfect weekend escape for New Yorkers who want to feel a world away from home.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The postage stamp sized-town is brimming with cafés and shops; including the historic Baldwin Extracts, which for over a century has been a draw for in-the know chefs and bakers.
    Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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