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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
Europe wanted slaves for American plantations.
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Clifton Crais, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The Spanish subjugated and enslaved the indigenous population of the Canaries—the Guanches—exporting some of them to Madeira or Europe, while others were forced to labor on Canarian sugar plantations.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Keswick is, of course, full of large estates; many were plantations in the 18th century, but have since been transformed.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The armed group controls tens of thousands of acres of coca plantations and has gained significant political leverage as President Gustavo Petro’s Administration scrambles to secure agreements with armed groups critical to advancing Colombia’s broader peace talks and anti-narcotics efforts.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
They are typically found in more arid scrublands or coconut plantations, the zoo said, and feast on grass, flowers, berries and fruit.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Some farmers have been forced to abandon coffee plantations that have become too hot and dry.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Yet by the mid-20th century, for no apparent reason, the species disappeared from coffeehouses and plantations.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
When the price dropped, the narrator and the friend starting calling everyone who might know what was going on at Ghana’s cocoa plantations.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Clifton Crais, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The Spanish subjugated and enslaved the indigenous population of the Canaries—the Guanches—exporting some of them to Madeira or Europe, while others were forced to labor on Canarian sugar plantations.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Keswick is, of course, full of large estates; many were plantations in the 18th century, but have since been transformed.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The armed group controls tens of thousands of acres of coca plantations and has gained significant political leverage as President Gustavo Petro’s Administration scrambles to secure agreements with armed groups critical to advancing Colombia’s broader peace talks and anti-narcotics efforts.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
They are typically found in more arid scrublands or coconut plantations, the zoo said, and feast on grass, flowers, berries and fruit.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Some farmers have been forced to abandon coffee plantations that have become too hot and dry.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Yet by the mid-20th century, for no apparent reason, the species disappeared from coffeehouses and plantations.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
When the price dropped, the narrator and the friend starting calling everyone who might know what was going on at Ghana’s cocoa plantations.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plantations
colonies
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As this heatwave persisted, the authors tracked the health of 52,356 wild and restored Acropora coral colonies across the 350-mile length of Florida's coral reef.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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The death toll was less in the slightly cooler waters off the coast of Miami-Dade and Broward — more like 38% of colonies died.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Plantations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plantations. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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