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noun

Definition of plantnext
as in factory
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods a furniture plant that employs hundreds of people

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verb

ˈplant How to pronounce plant (audio)
1
as in to seed
to put or set into the ground to grow I'll plant the marigold seeds in the spring

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2
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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3
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
Noun
Backers envision more riverside development bringing tourists to kayak, fish and otherwise enjoy cleaner waterways that are more hospitable to native plants and animals. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Redwood identifies the installation as the first of its kind at a US automaker’s manufacturing plant. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
Futura reports that, within short order, some 8 million acres of Kudzu had been planted across the South. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026 An OpenAI engineer has been fired and hit with federal charges accusing him of planting a listening device in an executive conference room at the tech giant's San Francisco headquarters, according to prosecutors. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plant
  1. factory
  2. seed
  3. establish
  4. breed
  5. mill
  6. pioneer
  7. root
  8. shop
Noun
  • Workers have faced this bargain before More than a century ago, factory managers faced a similar problem.
    — Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Meuser’s seat is considered safe, but other races in the state are up for grabs, including in the 7th and 8th districts, which are near the Post and Trivium factories.
    — Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of factory
Verb
  • Federal or state governments could seed the accounts, but philanthropy offers a faster, deficit-neutral start.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The proposal for expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams is nearly locked in, which would give teams seeded 1 through 8 a first-round bye, followed by a home game.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of seed
Verb
  • Around the same time, Congress established the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, an administrative body that adjudicates patent disputes.
    — Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • During preliminary sea trials, operators aboard the carrier used the ship’s Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAWC) to establish a beyond-line-of-sight connection with the aircraft through a satellite network.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of establish
Verb
  • In contrast, peregrine falcons that breed in Alaska migrate almost directly south, dispersing across the Americas to wintering grounds that extend as far as southern South America.
    — Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Co-founder Fabian Hedin says Lovable wants to breed unicorns, especially from the minds of entrepreneurs who’ve never learned a programming language.
    — Martin Cizmar, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of breed
Noun
  • Selvedge is now synonymous with premium denim worldwide, and the mills of Okayama supply fabric to high-end jeans makers far beyond Japan, for garments selling at hundreds, even thousands of dollars.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The retreat in mill buying may have been a factor that sent prices lower, but there could be other influences.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of mill
Verb
  • Fifty years ago, scientists pioneering a terrifying gene-splicing technology figured out a way to collectively hit pause.
    — Nick Fountain, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Taking a page from SpaceX’s playbook If the design feels familiar, that is because SpaceX pioneered it.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of pioneer
Verb
  • Maybe because their connection was so deeply rooted, the proposal resonated with a complete stranger.
    — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In Richard’s hands, Creole culture is rooted and migrant, soil and air.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of root
Noun
  • Earlier this summer, a Los Angeles ice cream shop reported making nearly half its monthly rent, up to $1,500, betting on when cold fronts would roll into town, hedging against slow demand.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Protesters have hurled rocks at police, burned government buildings, smashed shop windows and destroyed private property.
    — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of shop

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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plant. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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