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as in plantation
a settlement in a new country or region
the early history of New York City when it was a Dutch colony
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Isolated to a small patch of forest near urban development, the colony suffers from inbreeding, creating a genetic bottleneck that threatens their survival.
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Samantha Dee, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
The novel follows an astronaut crew assigned to launch the first colony on Mars.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Van Drew’s southern New Jersey district includes beach towns and summer colonies like Cape May, Atlantic City and Long Beach Island.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Cyclone Chido struck the island of Mayotte in December, causing significant devastation to the 300,000 residents of the French colony off the East African coast.
—Ken Silverstein, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Dee, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
The novel follows an astronaut crew assigned to launch the first colony on Mars.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Van Drew’s southern New Jersey district includes beach towns and summer colonies like Cape May, Atlantic City and Long Beach Island.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Cyclone Chido struck the island of Mayotte in December, causing significant devastation to the 300,000 residents of the French colony off the East African coast.
—Ken Silverstein, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colony
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Theodore Vivian Moore had arrived in Miami in 1902 and built a massive pineapple plantation that stretched from what is now the Design District up to parts of modern-day Miami Shores.—
Nicolas Rivero,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds previously apologized for having their wedding at Boone Hall, a former plantation, in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, on September 9, 2012 amid the Black Lives Matter protests.—
Caroline Bell,
StyleCaster,
23 Jan. 2025
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To determine the best and worst retirement communities in each state, GoBankingRates.com looked at population statistics, mortgage costs, real estate value, and cost of living, as well as poverty rates among those 65 and over.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2025
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The pair were spotted together on multiple occasions last month and spent their Thanksgiving volunteering for a good cause, teaming up with their children and a charitable organization to help feed members of the unhoused community.—
Meredith Nardino,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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The reception from their private showrooms encouraged the designers to embark on their own retail outposts.—
Layla Ilchi,
WWD,
5 Feb. 2025
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The State Department would not comment if Rubio planned to accept the invitation to visit what the Trump administration has described – incorrectly — as a de facto Chinese military outpost in Panama.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colony. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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