as in colony
a settlement in a new country or region
the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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Recent Examples of plantation
The world’s sawmills and plantation forests offer a powerful weapon against climate change, a new study has found.
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 25 June 2025
Others had the audacity to leave the plantations that had been home to them for generations.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
The congregation numbered about 500, which included people on surrounding plantations.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Just as plantation owners once claimed to know what was best for enslaved people — controlling their movement, their associations, their very thoughts — artificial intelligence systems now make similar claims about human behavior.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 25 June 2025
Others had the audacity to leave the plantations that had been home to them for generations.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
The congregation numbered about 500, which included people on surrounding plantations.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Just as plantation owners once claimed to know what was best for enslaved people — controlling their movement, their associations, their very thoughts — artificial intelligence systems now make similar claims about human behavior.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plantation
colony
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Yes, artists are important to the persistence of culture, but artisanal skills must take a back seat to functional skills when a colony is still in its early stage.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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These insects are found in colonies, clustered on the undersides of leaves and stems.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantation. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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