as in colonies
a settlement in a new country or region
the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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Recent Examples of plantations
Planners razed coconut plantations, sketched marina slips and golf courses, and ordained where tourists would sleep, eat, and jet ski.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
So too did the titular Joe Turner, the brother of Tennessee governor Pete Turner and a man responsible for taking prisoners from Memphis to Nashville, but who often sold them into a kind of neo-slavery on cotton plantations along the Mississippi River.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
So too did the titular Joe Turner, the brother of Tennessee Governor Pete Turner and a man responsible for taking prisoners from Memphis to Nashville, but who often sold them into a kind of neo-slavery on cotton plantations along the Mississippi River.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Over the last 50 years, industrial tree plantations have sprung up in the region, growing mainly non-native pines and eucalyptus, which are especially flammable.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
But these high-yield plantations are high risk and can be surprisingly fragile.
—John Parker, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
The fungicide, also known as DBCP, became notorious decades ago when male workers on Latin American banana plantations became sterile after the chemical was absorbed into their skin.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Some pilgrims spent weeks working on plantations.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Pepe Fanjul, 81, Alfy Fanjul, 88, and their family own sugar refineries in several countries, along with brands like Domino Foods, a luxury resort in the Caribbean, and about 190,000 acres of sugarcane plantations in South Florida, mostly in the Everglades.
—Michael Smith, Bloomberg, 17 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
So too did the titular Joe Turner, the brother of Tennessee governor Pete Turner and a man responsible for taking prisoners from Memphis to Nashville, but who often sold them into a kind of neo-slavery on cotton plantations along the Mississippi River.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
So too did the titular Joe Turner, the brother of Tennessee Governor Pete Turner and a man responsible for taking prisoners from Memphis to Nashville, but who often sold them into a kind of neo-slavery on cotton plantations along the Mississippi River.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Over the last 50 years, industrial tree plantations have sprung up in the region, growing mainly non-native pines and eucalyptus, which are especially flammable.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
But these high-yield plantations are high risk and can be surprisingly fragile.
—John Parker, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
The fungicide, also known as DBCP, became notorious decades ago when male workers on Latin American banana plantations became sterile after the chemical was absorbed into their skin.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Some pilgrims spent weeks working on plantations.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Pepe Fanjul, 81, Alfy Fanjul, 88, and their family own sugar refineries in several countries, along with brands like Domino Foods, a luxury resort in the Caribbean, and about 190,000 acres of sugarcane plantations in South Florida, mostly in the Everglades.
—Michael Smith, Bloomberg, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plantations
colonies
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The beehive is expected to house two additional bee colonies, adding to the two other colonies that produce honey for the White House.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Two and a half centuries after the American colonies declared independence from Britain under King George III, his descendant King Charles III lands in Washington Monday with trans-Atlantic ties under strain and security in the spotlight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Plantations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantations. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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