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as in to establish
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 to breed
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 plant
Eunice Ko, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Leaf galls rarely cause serious harm because unaffected leaf tissue on the plant and even on the same leaf will continue to produce food for the plant.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Israeli flags planted on the lawn of Harvard Divinity School in May 2024.Lane Turner / The Boston Globe via Getty Images file
Rantisi said the statement was meant to counterbalance others that didn’t address the Palestinian viewpoint.
—Yasmine Salam, NBC news, 31 July 2025
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Noun
This includes building new, large nuclear power plants, relying on hydrogen, natural gas and other combustible polluting fuels, and even repowering old fossil fuel power plants, ostensibly targeted at the unchecked expansion of AI operations and data centers.
—Eunice Ko, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Leaf galls rarely cause serious harm because unaffected leaf tissue on the plant and even on the same leaf will continue to produce food for the plant.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
Turns out, years of planting in the same pattern had depleted the soil of essential nutrients, specifically nitrogen.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Israeli flags planted on the lawn of Harvard Divinity School in May 2024.Lane Turner / The Boston Globe via Getty Images file
Rantisi said the statement was meant to counterbalance others that didn’t address the Palestinian viewpoint.
—Yasmine Salam, NBC news, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
Noun
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To produce its weapons, Anduril is planning to open a sprawling factory near Columbus, Ohio.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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That's because the automakers are paying for tariffs and passing it on to dealers, who now pay more to buy cars from the factory.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Chinese officials still decry the opium crisis that foreign traders seeded two centuries ago.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
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Florida is a huge player on this stage, receiving over $800 million dollars in NIH grants annually, supporting over 14,000 jobs, producing more than $2.8 billion in economic activity, and seeding innumerable opportunities for our students.—
Seth Tomchik,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
Verb
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The Brooklyn Mirage first opened in 2015 as a popup space, but Avant Gardner established it as a permanent venue in 2017 and began expanding the operation to include other concert spaces.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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This year’s effort would have established a pilot program of four OPCs without tapping state funding.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Sperm whales live and breed off the coast of the Caribbean nation all year long.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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Screenshots from a July 6 Instagram video of a dachshund and a bernedoodle accidentally breeding and having nine puppies.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Jerome Monroe Smucker started the jelly-and-jam maker as a small Ohio cider mill in 1897.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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East of present-day Tawas City, land for a mill was established in 1864 and the East Tawas settlement quickly grew, becoming a village in 1887, according to a draft of the city's history by Neil Thornton on the city's website.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
Verb
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In August, Grenier will feature pioneering South Florida chef Dean Max’s Glazed Black Grouper ($52) on the Burlock Coast menu.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
30 July 2025
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Joining in 2013 to help launch Plimsoll, Holmes is credited with pioneered a new genre of natural-history storytelling, shaping a slate the company says helped define its global identity.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
28 July 2025
Verb
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After the sod has rooted into the native soil, gradually reduce the frequency of watering, but moisten the soil deeper.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Aug. 2025
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Naturally, Pete Carroll had rooting interests from coast to coast.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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With the back seats folded down, the bike fit well enough to transport it to the bike shop and quickly fix the tire.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Retail therapy is the ultimate girls trip indulgence, but finding chic shops amongst the souvenirs can be a tall order, particularly in Rome.—
Zoe Shapiro,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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