as in colonies
a settlement in a new country or region
the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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Recent Examples of plantations
The property was then known as Holly Grove, presumably because its original owner, Spencer Mackay, owned multiple sugar plantations in the Caribbean, including one called Cane Grove.
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
After consulting police databases, investigators verified that the three men had been linked to recent thefts of opium poppy from legal plantations intended for pharmaceutical use and located in the province of Albacete.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Exhibits — including displays of traditional art and the accounts of community members’ experiences — show how isolation on coastal and island plantations led them to create a culture, food and language of their own, drawing heavily on influences carried from Africa.
—Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The festival has previously welcomed more than 1,000 guests from around 80 countries, with attendees participating in auctions and touring tobacco plantations.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
Every year, the company hosts the annual Habanos Festival, a key event for cigar aficionados and distributors worldwide, where attendees tour tobacco plantations, participate in auctions and witness the latest in craftsmanship.
—Andrea Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Rather than treating the rubber plantations and forests as mere backdrops, Shen Zhongmin positions the natural environment as an active narrative force.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
These sold their products, procured supplies and luxury goods, and wrote mortgages on their plantations and slaves when spenders like Thomas Jefferson lived beyond their means.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Early in the show, amid scenery that referenced plantations and colonialism, dancers dangled from utility lines in a reminder of the island’s fragile power grid.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
After consulting police databases, investigators verified that the three men had been linked to recent thefts of opium poppy from legal plantations intended for pharmaceutical use and located in the province of Albacete.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Exhibits — including displays of traditional art and the accounts of community members’ experiences — show how isolation on coastal and island plantations led them to create a culture, food and language of their own, drawing heavily on influences carried from Africa.
—Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The festival has previously welcomed more than 1,000 guests from around 80 countries, with attendees participating in auctions and touring tobacco plantations.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
Every year, the company hosts the annual Habanos Festival, a key event for cigar aficionados and distributors worldwide, where attendees tour tobacco plantations, participate in auctions and witness the latest in craftsmanship.
—Andrea Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Rather than treating the rubber plantations and forests as mere backdrops, Shen Zhongmin positions the natural environment as an active narrative force.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
These sold their products, procured supplies and luxury goods, and wrote mortgages on their plantations and slaves when spenders like Thomas Jefferson lived beyond their means.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Early in the show, amid scenery that referenced plantations and colonialism, dancers dangled from utility lines in a reminder of the island’s fragile power grid.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plantations
colonies
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This was the raging debate stretching across all the colonies a quarter of a millennium ago.—
Michael Golden,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
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The United States is not a member or official observer of CARICOM, which has 15 full members, mostly former British colonies.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Plantations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantations. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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