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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
Eco effort Many of Indonesia’s 17,000 islands have been smashed by overdevelopment, palm oil plantations, plastic waste and water pollution, which is why Bawah and its fierce environmental program feel so crucial.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
This is a traditional harvest festival that had its beginnings on the sugar cane plantations during the islands colonial period.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
This included the establishment of state penal farms on former slave plantations and widespread convict leasing of incarcerated workers’ labor to private companies.
—Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
The wealthiest of France's plantations were in Saint-Domingue, where the enslaved rose up and won independence in 1804 as Haiti.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Under Prabowo, the government has been increasing control over strategically important commodities, cracking down on unauthorized mining operations, taking over plantations and pushing for the development of a domestic refining industry for critical minerals.
—Edna Tarigan, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Within one year of its construction, fruit plantations, a Roland Garros rose variety, plant walls and more than 123 trees were planted inside the greenhouses surrounding the court.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Tea plantations present a very different problem.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
The study found that agave plantations in the two areas have expanded by over 400% the past three decades, increasingly replacing forests and farmland with a species of agave known as espadin, used in most commercial mezcal.
—Claudia Rosel, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
This is a traditional harvest festival that had its beginnings on the sugar cane plantations during the islands colonial period.
—Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
This included the establishment of state penal farms on former slave plantations and widespread convict leasing of incarcerated workers’ labor to private companies.
—Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
The wealthiest of France's plantations were in Saint-Domingue, where the enslaved rose up and won independence in 1804 as Haiti.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Under Prabowo, the government has been increasing control over strategically important commodities, cracking down on unauthorized mining operations, taking over plantations and pushing for the development of a domestic refining industry for critical minerals.
—Edna Tarigan, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Within one year of its construction, fruit plantations, a Roland Garros rose variety, plant walls and more than 123 trees were planted inside the greenhouses surrounding the court.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Tea plantations present a very different problem.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
The study found that agave plantations in the two areas have expanded by over 400% the past three decades, increasingly replacing forests and farmland with a species of agave known as espadin, used in most commercial mezcal.
—Claudia Rosel, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plantations
colonies
Noun
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The next newspaper would not be printed in the colonies for 14 long years.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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In fact, in the North Sea, scientists have already documented fluctuations in porpoise strandings and the establishment of new seal colonies along the coast.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Plantations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantations. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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