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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
Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The space also will be able to accommodate a further 100,000 metric ton expansion for Infinite Loop production once the first plant is operational.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Michelle Lee, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The hotel has also planted 6,000 artichokes on nearby islands, with the aim of using the resulting bounty on the property.
—Christine Muhlke, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The other 155 anomalies wound up being natural formations like plant growth or artificial items like fishing gear, as noted in the release.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The space also will be able to accommodate a further 100,000 metric ton expansion for Infinite Loop production once the first plant is operational.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
So, when Swift brought out a mint-green and orange briefcase to reveal Life of a Showgirl, the internet went wild over all the style hints carefully planted by Swift in the recent past.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The hotel has also planted 6,000 artichokes on nearby islands, with the aim of using the resulting bounty on the property.
—Christine Muhlke, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
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This morning, the outwardly unblemished remains of IJA soldiers collected for Professor Nishina’s autopsy requirements were lined up in the first aid room at the Daiwa Textile factory—the facility Akatsuki Command had requisitioned to serve as the headquarters for its training division.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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Toyota also announced Thursday a plan to build a new vehicle factory in Japan, where car sales have been falling due to a shrinking population and declining ownership.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Arizona and Montana are researching cloud seeding's possibilities, but are not currently seeding.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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There are also three desserts on the menu including pane dolce with vanilla ice cream, espresso anise seeds chocolate biscotti and coffee icebox cake.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
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Now both are established veterans playing on lucrative second contracts.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Joan Mitchell Foundation was established following the death of the great American abstract painter (1925-1992) bearing its name, fulfilling her wish to provide resources and opportunities for visual artists.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Communicate Clearly And Often Uncertainty breeds fear, and fear stalls progress.—
Jason Ballard,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But when a fire destroys part of Al’s home and a hard drive goes missing, mistrust begins to breed between the two, drawing in Peck’s teenage daughter Sara and threatening to undo both their relationship and their role in a larger criminal enterprise.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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Opened in 1905 by brothers Moses and Ceasar Cone, White Oak in Greensboro, N.C. became the largest denim mill in the world occupying more than a million square feet.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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With tariffs shifting unpredictably and trade relationships in flux, mills are being forced to rethink sourcing and production strategies from the ground up, often without a clear sense of when, where or how steeply new duties will hit.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Airlines also pioneered the loyalty program, offering rewards to frequent flyers.—
George Slover,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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To do this, Panerai pioneered technical solutions that enhanced military operations in extreme conditions and environments.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And unlike most states, Kentucky and its utilities have not enacted EV incentives, even as the industry spends billions of dollars to root an EV supply chain in the commonwealth.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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And perhaps then local can return to its original meaning: simply, proudly, of a place — rooted, not reduced or reconstituted in the language of empire.—
Bibi Bakare-Yusuf,
semafor.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Photos show the incident happened in front of a Subway sandwich shop.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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The brewery’s Nashville headquarters was a former Moose Lodge, and its large taproom, outdoor bar and pizza shop sit on seven acres.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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