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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, 17 Apr. 2025
Pests can also be particularly harmful to tender, young plant stems.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
Made By History, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
It had been planted on everything from routers to cameras to industrial control systems.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Generations of habitat loss, deforestation for agriculture and the spread of invasive plants and predators have reshaped its world.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Pests can also be particularly harmful to tender, young plant stems.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
Amid this wave of patriotic tax compliance, one woman planted the seeds for a radically different vision.
— Made By History, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
It had been planted on everything from routers to cameras to industrial control systems.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
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Now, a study published in the journal PLOS One reveals how one site in modern-day Israel functioned as an industrial-scale purple dye factory—the only known facility of its kind.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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The yogurt company on Tuesday announced plans to spend at least $1.2 billion opening a million-square-foot factory in Rome, New York.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Golden State Warriors were the last to pull it off in 2023, defeated the No. 3 seeded Sacramento Kings.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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This year, eight fighters (and two alternates) have been seeded in a tournament bracket, with the winners moving on to the next round.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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What things like weekly releases, time slots, and appointment television do is establish a habit.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Coogler established himself, with Creed and his two Black Panthermovies, as a filmmaker with propulsive, novel takes on franchise fare.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Apr. 2025
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As of now, there's no plan for the wolves to breed.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Lamm says that Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi will not be allowed to breed; moreover, the company anticipates genetically engineering just three to five more of the animals.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Across fifteen of the world’s largest economies, from the steel mills of India to the data centres of the United States, business leaders are backing the energy transition.—
María Mendiluce,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Under a new owner, the steel mill closed permanently in 2012.—
Timothy B. Wheeler,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The two surgeons who founded it had pioneered techniques that used a woman’s own body tissue to form new breasts post mastectomy.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
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In Weekend 2 Take epigenetic reprogramming, a field pioneered by Harvard scientists, which aims to restore youthful function to aging cells.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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After, wet the stem cutting and dip the end of it into a rooting hormone, which encourages strong, uniform root development.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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Step 4: Dip the cut end of the stem cutting into rooting hormone.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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Set right on the thoroughfare that runs through its famed namesake area, you are surrounded by a wealth of shops, restaurants, and historical sites.—
Christina Liao,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Chicago Pedway and underground shops were also flooded and 911 calls from office buildings began to roll in.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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