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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
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
However, plant at least a couple of peach seeds as backups in case germination is low.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
How to Save Cucumber Seeds Save cucumber seeds from your harvest and plant them as an affordable way to grow more cucumber plants.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
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Noun
The problem is that wastewater treatment plants are very rarely successful in fully removing these compounds.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
However, plant at least a couple of peach seeds as backups in case germination is low.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
Verb
Grow your sun-loving climbing crops on them and plant your lettuces, which will benefit from hot sun protection, underneath.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
How to Save Cucumber Seeds Save cucumber seeds from your harvest and plant them as an affordable way to grow more cucumber plants.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
Noun
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Hulst diagnosed with brain tumor Serna, a shoe designer for Etonic, was on a trip to the company’s factory in Taiwan in February 1991 when a former UCI teammate reached out with bad news.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Here, Chinese laborers, factory workers, seamstresses, nail technicians, and cooks take glorious center stage, their lives and deepest yearnings made epic.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Potapoval, seeded 28th in the tournament, took down the fourth-seeded Gauff 4-6, 7-6, 6-4.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Underneath the topmost layer (a user clicking through a browser), a comprehensive E2E setup involves mocking production endpoints, intercepting network requests, seeding databases, making precise assertions at every layer of the stack and integrating tightly with CI pipelines.—
Ethan Pronev,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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By then, the Dodgers had already established a lead.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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In 1875 a cemetery, where today an annual Decoration Day commemoration (the original name for Memorial Day) is held on the first Sunday of May, was established.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2026
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Competition breeds comparison, which could push you to prioritize whatever makes the organization look good relative to others, rather than the metrics that drive long-term sustainability.—
Brendan Keegan,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The water grows stagnant and breeds mosquitoes.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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At the same time that the GKN situation was unraveling, the rupture of a chemical tank containing a different chemical mixture killed 11 people at a paper mill in Washington state.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The nine missing people are all employees of the mill.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Verb
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The pioneering project at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design is working to create environmentally friendly alternatives to concrete and epoxy while also reducing the waste going into landfills.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Burke, a Dodgers teammate, had provided the setup for the pioneering hand slap, a spontaneous response to a homer that Baker hit in 1977.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Together, these efforts reflect my commitment to improving quality of life in ways that are visible, meaningful, and rooted in what our community has asked for.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Each one is rooted in local tradition and craftsmanship, with goods sold directly by the artisans who make them.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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The shop’s owner was inside preparing for business and was not injured, according to reports.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Hear live music, eat from local restaurants and sip craft beer and wine, and shop from local artisans at this open-air summer celebration.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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