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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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Recent Examples of colony
California vowed to shut down colonies where hundreds of captive dogs supply blood for veterinary care.
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Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The hornet is a threat to the honeybee and other insects, with the ability to kill entire honeybee colonies in 90 minuets.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Indeed, Buckley argued, the practice delayed the abolition of slavery in Britain and its colonies.
—Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
These symbolic props had featured prominently in colonial protests against British rule of the American colonies.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The hornet is a threat to the honeybee and other insects, with the ability to kill entire honeybee colonies in 90 minuets.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Indeed, Buckley argued, the practice delayed the abolition of slavery in Britain and its colonies.
—Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
These symbolic props had featured prominently in colonial protests against British rule of the American colonies.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colony
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In truth, there is apparently no eyewitness account—and possibly as few as three questionable second-hand accounts—from before the Civil War that this Yule Log custom ever took hold on a single Southern plantation much less across the entire South.Robert E. May / Made by History, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Underground Railroad, both a history and an allegory about an enslaved woman who escapes from a Southern plantation, became an unblinkingly strong Prime Video series.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The community of Big Bear Lake itself sits almost 7,000 feet above sea level.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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When families seek answers or communities demand accountability, these records provide clarity.J.D. Davidson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
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Not only are these outposts designed to be where vehicles charge and families unwind and explore, they are integrated as parts of communities.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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In Hot Springs, a small river outpost in Madison County, the French Broad River swelled to more than 20 feet, flowing at 101,000 cubic feet per second − equal to the amount of water flowing over Niagara Falls in high season, USA TODAY previously reported.USA TODAY Graphics team, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colony. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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