as in colony
a settlement in a new country or region
the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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Recent Examples of plantation
Fewer than 1,000 corpse flowers remain in their native environment due to habitat loss largely caused by the expansion of oil palm plantations.
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Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Georgia is the background for this Civil War and Reconstruction-era tale that follows Scarlett's fight to save her wealthy family's plantation, offering a romanticized perspective of slavery and plantation life.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
About 12 million Africans were forcefully taken by traders from European nations from the 16th to the 19th century and enslaved on plantations that built wealth at the price of misery.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
But from iron plantations to convict leasing to coal-burning blast furnaces, this industry has never stopped taking from Black communities.
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John E. Jackson Sr,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Georgia is the background for this Civil War and Reconstruction-era tale that follows Scarlett's fight to save her wealthy family's plantation, offering a romanticized perspective of slavery and plantation life.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
About 12 million Africans were forcefully taken by traders from European nations from the 16th to the 19th century and enslaved on plantations that built wealth at the price of misery.
—
ABC News,
19 June 2026
But from iron plantations to convict leasing to coal-burning blast furnaces, this industry has never stopped taking from Black communities.
—
John E. Jackson Sr,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for plantation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plantation
colony
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For every Founding Father looking to free the colonies from British tyranny, there was a Larry (often called Lawrence here) who suggests that sharing desserts and umbrellas should be prohibited by the Declaration of Independence.
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Many native ants have single colonies with one queen, but Asian needle ants can live in supercolonies with multiple nests and multiple queens, sharing resources and moving between nests.
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantation. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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