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plural of plant
as in factories
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods a furniture plant that employs hundreds of people

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verb

present tense third-person singular of plant

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Recent Examples of plants
Noun
To improve crop health and sustainability, Hawkes studies how plants, their fungal residents, and such stressors interact. Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025 Traditionally, retailers order their remaining holiday goods for a late August/September arrival before manufacturing plants close to celebrate October’s Golden Week in China. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025 Another control is spreading floating row covers over your plants, so grasshoppers can't get to them. Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025 Many incorporate local tools like sacred plants and rain sticks to generate tranquil sounds through movement. Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Look to late-season plants that can be potted—amaranth, chrysanthemums, goldenrod, strawflower, etc. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Stray Bullets • In this week’s post-credits scene, Adrian removes the pants of the drunk, sleeping John Economos and plants a tender kiss on his forehead. Scott Meslow, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 Space plants 1 to 3 feet apart. Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025 In another photo, Bongiovi plants a kiss on his wife's cheek while Brown takes a selfie in a casual diner. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025 With the Luna sisters, De la Rosa plants a vibrant stake in the ground for more diverse stories in historical romance. EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Space plants three feet apart for mass planting. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025 Pollen itself is rich in protein, but animals are also attracted by sweet, sugary nectar that plants produce as an invitation. Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025 Trust that your presence plants seeds that flourish in your absence. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 The future of the Moon won’t be determined by who plants the most flags. Michelle L.d. Hanlon, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plants
Noun
  • This era saw the rise of factories and reduction in agrarian economy.
    Ankit Pathak, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • By reducing construction timelines by as much as 70 percent and standardizing production across regional factories, ARCbuild seeks to enable developers to build communities specifically designed for first-time buyers.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The strategy seeds ETFs before launch, and the original investor defers capital gains until selling their shares.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Start seeds indoors four to five weeks before the last frost.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Stay Uncomfortable Comfort breeds complacency.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The mix of casual shoppers and focused design professionals blends beautifully in the Southern sun and also breeds an element of fun.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In recent years, the French Broad has evolved from a source of industry, with paper mills and coal plants along its corridor, to more of a source of recreation.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In Florida, the Heritage Monitoring Scouts visit archaeological sites, including cemeteries, forts and mills, to record any impacts after extreme weather events.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the last 10 years, cybersecurity defenses have been bolstered through CISA 2015, a law passed by Congress and signed by former President Barack Obama that establishes a framework for information sharing around threats, vulnerabilities and attacks.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Bill 2331/22, as drafted by congressional representative Jandira Feghali, establishes that streaming services will have to pay a 6% Condecine tax on their gross revenues in Brazil.
    Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a strong culture, everyone roots their daily decisions in a desire to be in it to win it; there's a sense of ownership, pride and belonging.
    Alex Brueckmann, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Yet on this evening, the four women—a German, a Pole, a Belgian and a Frenchwoman—were playing Beethoven’s masterpiece, clandestinely since Jewish musicians were not considered worthy of playing such magnificent German works and were doing so just for their own pleasure.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The addition of an Emerging Artist Competition—sponsored by the Art in Black Foundation—will provide national recognition and cash awards to rising talent, with winning works featured during the summit itself.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The firm initiated coverage of the shoulder implants stock with a buy rating and a $20 per share price target in a Sunday note.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The process safely implants a device the size of a rice grain into a pet, said Celene Mielcarek, head of program operations at PAWS Chicago.
    William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Plants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plants. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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