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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as in founds
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
soon the sect had planted churches across the breadth of the colony
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as in breeds
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a profound respect for Mother Nature that had been planted by long experience with hurricanes
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Recent Examples of plants
Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
There, a group of KPMG staffers followed and sometimes interjected their own thoughts on the building, while workers fastened the last screws on light bulbs and organized plants strewn around the office.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Getting the timing right is key because pruning daylilies at the wrong time can make plants flower less.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
The perfectly transparent water looks light turquoise and is completely free of plants because roots can’t take hold in the bubbling flow.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Future fusion plants, such as the massive ITER project, will require regular, difficult maintenance.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
In April of that year, two manufacturing plants in California and Wisconsin were shuttered, impacting 450 jobs.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
The plants store electricity just like batteries in cell phones, laptops, or electric cars.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
The drop in temperatures comes as several states have already experienced their first frost or hard freeze, with NWS meteorologists advising people to bring pets and plants indoors as far south as Texas and Alabama as winter temperatures take hold.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Their sharpness comes from compounds like lactucin and lactucopicrin, which plants produce in response to stress and cold.
—Katie Parla, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2025
In the second picture, Garth plants a sweet kiss on 44-year-old Abrams’ cheek.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
According to Holmes, plants native to your region are important because they’re adapted to your local climate and conditions.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
Today, the company plants a tree for every child born to a Zegna employee, donates flowerbeds in the Piazza Duomo in Milan and revitalizes public parks in Palm Beach and Boston, among other things.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Homoya plants his spotting scope on the sidewalk not far from a hotdog vendor on the southeast quadrant of the circle and points it up toward the nest box.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
Several tech players are already constructing private energy plants for their own use as part of their data center buildouts, so there is nothing radical about Democrats insisting on tying approvals for data centers to bearing the cost of enhancing the public grid.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
There, a group of KPMG staffers followed and sometimes interjected their own thoughts on the building, while workers fastened the last screws on light bulbs and organized plants strewn around the office.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Getting the timing right is key because pruning daylilies at the wrong time can make plants flower less.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
The perfectly transparent water looks light turquoise and is completely free of plants because roots can’t take hold in the bubbling flow.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Future fusion plants, such as the massive ITER project, will require regular, difficult maintenance.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
In April of that year, two manufacturing plants in California and Wisconsin were shuttered, impacting 450 jobs.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
The plants store electricity just like batteries in cell phones, laptops, or electric cars.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
Repot plants every two to three years into a container that is one to two sizes larger than the current pot.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
The drop in temperatures comes as several states have already experienced their first frost or hard freeze, with NWS meteorologists advising people to bring pets and plants indoors as far south as Texas and Alabama as winter temperatures take hold.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Their sharpness comes from compounds like lactucin and lactucopicrin, which plants produce in response to stress and cold.
—Katie Parla, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2025
In the second picture, Garth plants a sweet kiss on 44-year-old Abrams’ cheek.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
According to Holmes, plants native to your region are important because they’re adapted to your local climate and conditions.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
Today, the company plants a tree for every child born to a Zegna employee, donates flowerbeds in the Piazza Duomo in Milan and revitalizes public parks in Palm Beach and Boston, among other things.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Homoya plants his spotting scope on the sidewalk not far from a hotdog vendor on the southeast quadrant of the circle and points it up toward the nest box.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plants
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Some factories are tucked into cities, next to residential buildings and restaurants.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Drawn by its booming steel mills and factories, Black Americans were moving to industrial Pittsburgh in record numbers at the start of the 20th century.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Incidentally, the berries — technically seeds with a casing — do contain toxins and should be handled only with gloves.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Plant seeds around self-compassion, boundaries, and choosing peace over perfection.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
14 Sep. 2025
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The search comes about one year after 43 Rhesus macaques escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research because an employee didn’t fully lock an enclosure.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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For example, anyone who breeds or exhibits wild animals in a commercial setting must also be licensed by the USDA.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Salvador Samba, Brazil’s signature percussive genre, was born in the sugarcane mills of Salvador, the heart of Black culture in the country.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Causes of despair Despite successful interventions to shut down pill mills – clinics that prescribe opioids without a valid medical reason – and expand access to prevention and treatment, drug overdoses remain a leading cause of death.—
Kelly Chen,
The Conversation,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Another provision establishes an access ban for minors.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The endowment establishes the Kevin Feige Division of Film & Television Production and will be a source of funding for faculty, students with additional programmatic support.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Natural rock formations rise through the living room floor, a detail that roots the design in the hillside itself, and a full renovation of an existing home brought it in line with the style of the main house while still maintaining its own identity.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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Rising seas could swallow the land that roots our identity.—
Feleti Penitala Teo,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The news comes in the wake of Lionsgate inking a deal with Millennium Films to acquire rights to develop and produce all derivative works of The Expendables franchise, and global distribution rights to John Rambo.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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At Inhotim there are five miles of trails, 24 galleries, and 29 site-specific works scattered around a 350-acre botanical garden.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Pregnancy begins after an embryo successfully implants in a uterus.—
Mimi Zieman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Plants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plants. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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