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 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.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Notwithstanding these limits, data derived from slaveowner records overwhelmingly demonstrate the profitability of New World plantations.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Some farmers have been forced to abandon coffee plantations that have become too hot and dry.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Gullah Geechee people are descendants of West and Central Africans who were enslaved on the rice, indigo and cotton plantations on the Sea Islands of the lower Atlantic states, including part of north Florida.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
And coffee plantations, along with cocoa, soy and palm oil production, which are also covered by the new regulations, are known sources of forest loss in some countries.
—Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
The falling yields are piling pressure on an industry already grappling with shrinking margins and heavy debt, making harder companies’ task of reinvesting in plantations, replacing ageing bushes, and developing climate-resilient varieties.
—Tora Agarwala, Reuters, 29 Aug. 2025
This was during the years of the Haitian Revolution, which made the future of slavery on sugar plantations in the Caribbean look uncertain.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Yet by the mid-20th century, for no apparent reason, the species disappeared from coffeehouses and plantations.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Notwithstanding these limits, data derived from slaveowner records overwhelmingly demonstrate the profitability of New World plantations.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Some farmers have been forced to abandon coffee plantations that have become too hot and dry.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Gullah Geechee people are descendants of West and Central Africans who were enslaved on the rice, indigo and cotton plantations on the Sea Islands of the lower Atlantic states, including part of north Florida.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
And coffee plantations, along with cocoa, soy and palm oil production, which are also covered by the new regulations, are known sources of forest loss in some countries.
—Paul Mwebaze, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
The falling yields are piling pressure on an industry already grappling with shrinking margins and heavy debt, making harder companies’ task of reinvesting in plantations, replacing ageing bushes, and developing climate-resilient varieties.
—Tora Agarwala, Reuters, 29 Aug. 2025
This was during the years of the Haitian Revolution, which made the future of slavery on sugar plantations in the Caribbean look uncertain.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Yet by the mid-20th century, for no apparent reason, the species disappeared from coffeehouses and plantations.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plantations
colonies
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The stromatolites, which are formed by colonies of microbes that metabolize carbon and nitrogen in the water, help keep the lagoon pristine.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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As Christianity spread during the period of the British Empire, the vast bulk of Anglicans – around three out of four – live not in Britain but in its onetime colonies.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Plantations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantations. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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