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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
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Covering more than 100,000 square miles across Arizona, California, and Mexico, this extraordinary desert is the most biologically rich in North America, supporting an incredible array of plants, animals, and stunning landscapes that beckon exploration.
—Visit Tucson, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
Ryan Deto, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Although the ruling Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has recently appointed a mayor and deployed police, the shadow volunteer local council has not slowed down, and is now planting trees and organizing reconstruction.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
American ownership of those plants would be the best protection for that infrastructure and support for Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Covering more than 100,000 square miles across Arizona, California, and Mexico, this extraordinary desert is the most biologically rich in North America, supporting an incredible array of plants, animals, and stunning landscapes that beckon exploration.
—Visit Tucson, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
The city's largest tech company has planted deep roots in the East Liberty neighborhood and is looking to strengthen those ties.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Although the ruling Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has recently appointed a mayor and deployed police, the shadow volunteer local council has not slowed down, and is now planting trees and organizing reconstruction.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
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Farley had been to the company's Heritage and Innovation Center in Daventry, England, and had seen how the automaker's British arm had moved about 150 important vehicles from the Dagenham factory to the innovation center and organized and showcased them.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Kongsberg Maritime and Yara developed an autonomous ship which has been transporting fertilizer containers from the factory in Porsgrunn, Norway to the export port in Brevik since April 2022.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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But Marvel Studios has been seeding the idea of a multiverse into its TV shows and films: Spider-Men from multiple universes joined forces in Spider-Man: No Way Home; Loki skips across universes in his TV series.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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The system will be used at the end of the regular season to place teams in the playoff divisions and seed them in those divisions.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Season 1 didn’t have a ton of mixing, but there was such a great conflict established between Armond and Shane.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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His pins along the boards not only gave his linemates time to change, but time for the next line to get on the ice and establish positioning to maintain presence in the offensive zone.—
Omar White,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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The country started breeding the dogs over 300 years ago to hunt badgers, according to the American Kennel Club.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Some are used as breeding stock; others are shipped directly to labs.—
ByRefael Kubersky,
science.org,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Lumberyard District is the site of a former lumber mill, and historic themes will play out in its two-phase redevelopment.—
James Wilkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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But, where other prisoners who made the same decision were sent to work on farms and in paper mills, he was sent to the People’s University in Beijing.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Since then, conservationists have pioneered genetic studies on Atlantic sturgeon, demonstrating through the power of DNA that natal river – where an individual fish is born – and season of spawning are both important for distinguishing subpopulations within each regional group.—
Logan Kistler,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2025
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The brand pioneered active noise cancelling headphones, and has remained a pioneer in providing sonic peace to everyone that can afford the brand’s high-end products.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
18 Mar. 2025
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Taurus, connected to stability, beauty and abundance, invites us to root ourselves in the present and reap the rewards of hard work.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Love is just one of a handful of celebrities who have abandoned the U.S. and fled to the U.K. or rooted further in foreign countries as the second Trump administration goes into full swing.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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The book is a Gold Rush-era romance set in Alaska which tells the story of a woman who falls in love with a gruff shop owner.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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She’s partnered with upstart online antique shop Sylvie for their very first celebrity collaboration.—
Nora Taylor,
Architectural Digest,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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