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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
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Whether the backdrop is a leafy green garden or a dark fence, a container of silver plants instantly brightens the landscape.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2025
Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Rolling The Grass and Weaving the Vines The existing hillside vineyards of Promontory’s 840 acres of land were planted in the mid-1980s and managed to survive naturally without irrigation throughout the years.
—Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Noun
Importing plants or seeds from overseas can introduce invasive pests and plant diseases that threaten local agriculture and ecosystems.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Whether the backdrop is a leafy green garden or a dark fence, a container of silver plants instantly brightens the landscape.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2025
Verb
The idea is firmly planted in the sprawling tax cuts package Republicans are hashing out in the House and aiming to pass in the coming days.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Rolling The Grass and Weaving the Vines The existing hillside vineyards of Promontory’s 840 acres of land were planted in the mid-1980s and managed to survive naturally without irrigation throughout the years.
—Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
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In the spring of 2022, Russian forces trapped a large group of Ukrainians inside a gigantic steel factory called Azovstal, in southern Ukraine.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
16 May 2025
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The cradle-to-gate measurement is an assessment of a partial product life cycle from resource extraction to the factory gate before it is transported to the consumer.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Stumble, and Washington risks seeding the very vacuum Beijing hopes to fill. Boardrooms tasked with allocating capital—or guarding national leverage—should track each handshake, each footnote and each signalling phrase.—
Guney Yildiz,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Sandburg and Brother Rice are seeded second and third, respectively, at the Hinsdale Central Sectional.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
Verb
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On the ground floor there is also a window display dedicated to its signature web motif in green/red/green and in blue/red/blue established in the mid-1950s.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Urban Exploration Hartford, the state capital, boasts a growing LGBTQ+ scene centered around Chez Est, a restaurant and cabaret established in 1983 and believed to be the first entertainment venue of its kind in the state’s history.—
Joshua Alston,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The disgraced zookeeper — who bred and kept tigers, lions and other animals at his G.W. Exotic Animal Memorial Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma — was also charged with other crimes, including killing tigers to make way for more big cats at his park.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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The study analyzed starlings from central Kenya that breed twice a year, during rainy seasons.—
Jay Kakade
May 18,
New Atlas,
18 May 2025
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Chicago and Northwest Indiana formed an industrial hub then with plentiful factory jobs in everything from the steel mills behind the buildings making up the city's iconic skyline to car factories assembling the Fords cruising along Lake Shore Drive.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Related Stories For mill use, the largest changes are for China (-500,000 bales to 36.5 million), India (+500,000 to 26.0 million), Bangladesh (+200,000 to 8.5 million), Turkey (+400,000 to 7.5 million), Vietnam (+300,000 to 8.0 million), and Brazil (+200,000 to 3.5 million).—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Sourcing Journal,
16 May 2025
Verb
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The garden features pioneering plants that thrive in harsh environments, representing the potential for growth and hope for the future.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Citizen launched the first titanium timepiece 55 years ago and pioneered battery-free technology nearly 50 years ago.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
16 May 2025
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Life offers a series of uncomfortable truths, often rooted not in surface-level perception but in our deeper human wiring.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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But the specter of A.I. misuse, and the imperfect systems used to root it out, may also be affecting students who are following the rules.—
Callie Holtermann,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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There are four new shops for guests to explore after a day of dragon training — Viking Traders, How to Treat Your Dragon, Hiccup’s Workshop and Toothless’ Treasures.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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That development will have an artificial surfing lagoon, restaurants, shops, a 300-room hotel and up to 700 homes.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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