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oil palm

VERB
bribe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buy off corrupt entice pay off seduce tempt
STRONG
approach buy coax fix influence instigate lubricate lure pervert reward soap square suborn sugar tamper tip
WEAK
buy back do business get at get to grease palm make a deal sweeten the pot take care of
Antonyms
STRONG
leave alone straighten
VERB
buy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
have reach
STRONG
corrupt fix land lubricate ransom redeem sop square suborn tamper
WEAK
grease palm
Antonyms
STRONG
ignore lose
WEAK
market sell

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For instance, 10.8% of Borneo's land area had been converted to oil palm monocrops by 2015.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

In Indonesian Borneo, or Kalimantan, oil palm plantations threaten durian diversity by leaving less room for diverse species of durian to be cultivated.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024

In the 2010s there was gargantuan oil palm, timber and large-scale plantation expansion across Indonesia.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

Habitat loss due to land clearance for oil palm plantations and agriculture, as well as climate change, are major threats.

From National Geographic • Feb. 5, 2024

Those crops prove to be ones like West African yams, oil palm, and kola nut—plants that were already believed on botanical and other evidence to be native to West Africa and first domesticated there.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond