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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
Historians believe the plate lunch evolved from the Japanese bento box — another form of takeaway eating — in the 1880s, when giant fruit and sugar companies owned huge plantations in Hawaii.
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Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Banana farms, coconut plantations and citrus groves perished in the storm.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Europe wanted slaves for American plantations.
—Clifton Crais, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The Spanish subjugated and enslaved the indigenous population of the Canaries—the Guanches—exporting some of them to Madeira or Europe, while others were forced to labor on Canarian sugar plantations.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Keswick is, of course, full of large estates; many were plantations in the 18th century, but have since been transformed.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The armed group controls tens of thousands of acres of coca plantations and has gained significant political leverage as President Gustavo Petro’s Administration scrambles to secure agreements with armed groups critical to advancing Colombia’s broader peace talks and anti-narcotics efforts.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
They are typically found in more arid scrublands or coconut plantations, the zoo said, and feast on grass, flowers, berries and fruit.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Some farmers have been forced to abandon coffee plantations that have become too hot and dry.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Banana farms, coconut plantations and citrus groves perished in the storm.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Europe wanted slaves for American plantations.
—Clifton Crais, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The Spanish subjugated and enslaved the indigenous population of the Canaries—the Guanches—exporting some of them to Madeira or Europe, while others were forced to labor on Canarian sugar plantations.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Keswick is, of course, full of large estates; many were plantations in the 18th century, but have since been transformed.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The armed group controls tens of thousands of acres of coca plantations and has gained significant political leverage as President Gustavo Petro’s Administration scrambles to secure agreements with armed groups critical to advancing Colombia’s broader peace talks and anti-narcotics efforts.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
They are typically found in more arid scrublands or coconut plantations, the zoo said, and feast on grass, flowers, berries and fruit.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Some farmers have been forced to abandon coffee plantations that have become too hot and dry.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plantations
colonies
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The territory remained under Portuguese rule, apart from a brief Japanese occupation during the Second World War, until 1975, when a left-wing Portuguese government pledged to withdraw from all its colonies.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Beck also keeps three goats and a few colonies of honeybees.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Plantations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantations. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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