Plainfield
Americannoun
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a city in N New Jersey.
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a town in NE Connecticut.
Example Sentences
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Born in 1906, Gein was raised on an isolated farm in Plainfield, Wis., by an alcoholic father and an ultrareligious mother, whom he adored and defended until her death in 1945.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025
In New Jersey, authorities say among the three killed were two men, aged 79 and 25, who died after a tree fell onto their car in Plainfield during Thursday's severe storm.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025
But the state is still purple, with an all-Democratic congressional delegation but Republican control of the state legislature and governorship, thanks to independent voters like Kathleen Grindle Mack, 64, of Plainfield.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024
We lived in Plainfield, New Jersey, which wasn't necessarily the safest area.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2023
Then the family moved to Plainfield, New Jersey, where Martha put in an appearance.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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