as in farmers
a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
the planters are too busy around harvest time to pay the tourists much mind
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Recent Examples of planters
Add a new outdoor rug to your front porch for a welcoming entry, boost your curb appeal with hanging planters, illuminate your yard with our favorite string lights, or style a full patio furniture refresh with a new conversation set.
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Oversized planters or the wrong soil can cause root rot and weak growth.
—Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 12 Mar. 2026
Michaels is already full of lifelike faux flowers, planters, and vases.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
Cash in hand, the sugarcane planters of Mauritius replaced their slaves with contract labor from the Indian subcontinent.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
They won’t be planted in the ground but instead will be in planters.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
The planters showcase artwork inspired by literary classics from iconic authors such as Emily Brontë, Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, at a blue waterfront five-bedroom that was an occasional launch point for fishing charters until last summer, there’s a full scoreboard stashed in a wide-open garage, nothing in the planters on the small porch, and a Sheepadoodle named Vince Lombardi barking behind the front door.
—Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Choose from this collection of ceramic planters with wooden legs, which offers up to 20% off select colors and sizes.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2025
Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Oversized planters or the wrong soil can cause root rot and weak growth.
—Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 12 Mar. 2026
Michaels is already full of lifelike faux flowers, planters, and vases.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
Cash in hand, the sugarcane planters of Mauritius replaced their slaves with contract labor from the Indian subcontinent.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
They won’t be planted in the ground but instead will be in planters.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
The planters showcase artwork inspired by literary classics from iconic authors such as Emily Brontë, Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, at a blue waterfront five-bedroom that was an occasional launch point for fishing charters until last summer, there’s a full scoreboard stashed in a wide-open garage, nothing in the planters on the small porch, and a Sheepadoodle named Vince Lombardi barking behind the front door.
—Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Choose from this collection of ceramic planters with wooden legs, which offers up to 20% off select colors and sizes.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planters
farmers
Noun
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There was a pervasive sense among the workers that the government was ignoring—if not outright encouraging—violence against white farmers.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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For many farmers, the closure also means losing a longtime buyer for cling peaches grown throughout the Central Valley.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Planters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planters. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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