as in stealing
dishonest activity in which people with power (such as political leaders) use their position and influence to get money and advantages
The newspaper published a series of articles exposing graft in the city government.
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Recent Examples of graft
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
The same physician who designs the hairline at the morning consultation is still in the room placing grafts in the afternoon.
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Ascend Agency,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
Neil Sperry,
San Antonio Express-News,
20 Feb. 2026
Trends like it are too fleeting to support the kind of mythology that The Moment tries to graft onto it.
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Rodents are used to study immune rejection, inflammatory pathways, coagulation incompatibilities, and graft survival.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
The same physician who designs the hairline at the morning consultation is still in the room placing grafts in the afternoon.
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Ascend Agency,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
Verb
There is no point in trying to graft them down lower.
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Neil Sperry,
San Antonio Express-News,
20 Feb. 2026
Trends like it are too fleeting to support the kind of mythology that The Moment tries to graft onto it.
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graft
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Sale and Ventura engaged in a heated argument a few days later after Sale demanded Ventura call out the Tigers for the sign-stealing.
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Between November 2023 and January 2024, Jones had been listed as a suspect or subject in Kansas City Police Department reports, involving trespassing, residential burglary and stealing, according to the probable cause statement.
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Competing in his third World Cup, Kane had tied Lineker’s decades-old record last week with two goals in England’s 4-2 win over Croatia to open the 2026 tournament.
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Bravo, the diaspora director at the foreign ministry, told CNN that the Peruvian government’s hands are tied.
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Other alleged thefts included $84,000 from an I-95 southbound rest stop in Madison, $66,400 from an I-95 northbound rest stop in Branford and multiple hits in Darien totaling more than $177,000.
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The thefts occurred at eight ATMs, in the city of Milford and at rest stops in Fairfield, Branford, Madison and Darien.
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In his letter to Hawley, Manfred said that rule was collectively bargained with the MLB Players Association and prohibits players from writing, attaching, affixing, embroidering or otherwise displaying messages on apparel or playing equipment.
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To the eye, that’s obvious; as far as your vision can tell, all the planets and stars are mere dots of light affixed to a flat sky.
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He was initially charged with six counts of money laundering, embezzlement, grand theft and misappropriation of public funds in that case.
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Bannon was arrested in August 2020 on Guo’s yacht in Connecticut and charged in connection with a separate embezzlement scheme.
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Itanare, Flores and Luis Freites Arvilla would then take turns appearing to approach the ATM, insert a card and enter a PIN, withdraw cash, and then repeat the process.
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Grill, uncovered, turning often, until charred in spots and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of thighs and/or drumsticks registers 160°, about 5 minutes more.
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The Boulder County Sheriff's Office is investigating a robbery and assault that left a 73-year-old hiker unconscious and his wallet gone.
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Some of those arrested were undocumented migrants detained for violating immigration rules, while others were arrested for public violence, harboring illegal immigrants and robbery.
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But success in this area would give Meta a robust revenue stream that isn’t attached to its bread-and-butter advertising business, which drives all but 2% of the company’s total revenue.
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Karger’s original screenplay Fantasy Camp sold in a competitive bidding situation to STX and had Jennifer Garner attached to star.
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“Graft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graft. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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