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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
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2026
The most effective diets are plant-forward and fiber-rich.
—Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 7 Mar. 2026
Larry Seward, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Speed Limits In 2015, Terence Tao of the University of California, Los Angeles planted the first seed.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Harvest the last winter crops, remove dead plant material, and turn under cover crops.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2026
The most effective diets are plant-forward and fiber-rich.
—Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
Kolter also agreed to plant landscaping along the fence to improve the aesthetics of this area.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Speed Limits In 2015, Terence Tao of the University of California, Los Angeles planted the first seed.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
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Home-building robots could help fix the housing crisis A UK tech company says its portable micro-factories can produce the wooden frame of a house in just one day.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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What Google has built is an environment factory, a system that collapses the months of hand-coding traditionally required to create training simulations into seconds of text prompting.—
Nicole Fraenkel,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Instead of purchasing many different perennials to fill your front garden beds, choose a couple of self-seeding perennials that spread easily.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
7 Mar. 2026
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With the loss, the Tigers missed out on the opportunity for an SEC tourney double-bye and will be seeded between fifth and 10th, depending on a host of other results into Saturday night.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In San Antonio, Kornet quickly established himself again as one of the funniest guys in the locker room, as well as a valuable teammate on the court.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The six vacant buildings, which the county is leasing to establish the Los Angeles County Care Community, have been vacant since the early 2000s.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Nicolson himself wrote a book called Sea Room about the islands, including the many seabirds that breed on them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Coyotes breed in late winter to early spring with pups born in late spring in an average of five per litter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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The neighborhood just east of downtown used to be filled with cotton mill workers.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The lot, however, is a congested warren of stages, offices, trailers and support facilities such as woodworking mills that date to the early 20th century.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Country Joe and the Fish frontman bridged psychedelic rock with biting political satire, pioneering a template for activist musicians.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The band signed a dual deal with Lumbre Music, an indie founded by the band Legado 7, and Rancho Humilde, the pioneering label led by Mexican music entrepreneur Jimmy Humilde.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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Showrunner Bruce Miller says the series is rooted firmly in the television universe fans already know — not a straight adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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This assertion is even more dubious for rooting its claims about present capabilities of rapidly evolving technologies in the past.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the shop carries free whistles for customers to pick up and use in the event that ICE agents are spotted in the neighborhood.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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But Tekton never strived to be a mass market manufacturer clearing shelves at big box camping or touring shops.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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