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
Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
Vegetation is exceedingly rich, with more than 2,000 species of wild plants, including more than 100 medicinal herbs.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Nightshades Tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and other plants in the nightshade family don’t make good neighbors for apple trees either.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
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
Plants growing in sandy soils may require more frequent irrigation, as will plants growing under intense sunlight.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 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
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
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
Noun
One of Indiana's peskiest invasive plants, oriental bittersweet, was bought, sold and adored for almost 100 years in the United States before horticulturists started to raise concerns about the species.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
Vegetation is exceedingly rich, with more than 2,000 species of wild plants, including more than 100 medicinal herbs.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Nightshades Tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and other plants in the nightshade family don’t make good neighbors for apple trees either.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
Plants growing in sandy soils may require more frequent irrigation, as will plants growing under intense sunlight.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plants
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Any hostilities would no doubt lead many Chinese and American factories to splutter and die.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Potential uses range from surgical and drug-delivery robots to flexible machines that can assist humans in factories.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
23 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 strategy seeds ETFs before launch, and the original investor defers capital gains until selling their shares.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
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But as this asset class balloons, financial experts warn that opacity breeds risk, especially with regard to the $1 trillion-$3 trillion chunk of the asset class known as private credit.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Is there something about the lack of sleep and personal space that breeds comedic creativity?—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, mills see a shift toward fabrics with vertical slubs.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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Inside Ecolab, Beck is applying AI to its data to optimize the operations of its customers around the world, from steel mills to restaurants.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile the Magisterium has come under the control of one Marcel Delamare, an ideologue who establishes a quasi-fascist regime in Britain.—
Lev Grossman,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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The faculty group said the question was specifically meant to address the controversial antisemitism bill — AB 715 — Newsom signed earlier this month, which establishes a new Office of Civil Rights and a statewide Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator in an effort to rein in antisemitism in schools.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 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
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The agreement covers all works produced through Le Masne’s Multiman Records and will be administered by WCM’s teams in France and the US.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Much of Iran’s clandestine cinema, including some of Panahi’s earlier works, is didactic, focused on valorizing the victims of the regime’s injustices.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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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 30 Oct. 2025.
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