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
Carlos Vega, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
It is not grafted onto an existing theme park, which allows the experience to feel even more immersive than Halloween Horror Nights.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
This marks the graft union of your fragrant rose, with a root stock chosen for vigor and hardiness.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
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Noun
His message was radical for the time: Instead of grafting technology onto outdated workflows, companies should reengineer those workflows entirely.
—Carlos Vega, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
It is not grafted onto an existing theme park, which allows the experience to feel even more immersive than Halloween Horror Nights.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
Olsen’s dental team also had to rebuild her jawbone with cadaver bone grafts, wire her jaw shut, remove broken teeth, and stabilize ones that became loose.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
This marks the graft union of your fragrant rose, with a root stock chosen for vigor and hardiness.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graft
Noun
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Springer, who played for the 2017 World Series champion (and sign-stealing) Houston Astros, hit Bazardo’s 1-0 pitch into the left-field seats to ultimately win the game.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Another recurring feature of the biggest asset booms is outright chicanery, such as fraudulent accounting, the marketing of worthless securities, and plain old stealing.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The beloved couple of Ruzek and Burgess — known as Burzek — tied the knot in the season 12 finale.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the bottom of the seventh inning, with runners on second and third with nobody out, George Springer stepped to the plate with the chance to tie a 3-1 ball game in favor of the Seattle Mariners, a team desperate for its first-ever World Series appearance in franchise history.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The thieves were wearing construction worker uniforms and hoods over their heads, said an investigator from the Banditry Repression Brigade, a special police unit of the French Ministry of the Interior that investigates robberies and art theft.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Retail theft spiked 55% between the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2019, according to data from the Council for Criminal Justice.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the creation was so popular that other grandes dames of international society were soon donning their own versions—affixed to semiprecious and precious stones such as aquamarine and morganite.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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Kris Jenner is waiting in a Rolls-Royce out front, affixed with the same KngKylie plates and a glove compartment full of the upcoming Kylie Cosmetics lip gloss launch.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The demonstrators have brought up a range of issues, including poverty and the cost of living, access to tertiary education, and alleged corruption and embezzlement of public funds by government officials, as well as their families and associates.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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In a high-profile, three-month-long trial, prosecutors alleged that Sarkozy funneled millions of dollars from the Libyan government into his campaign coffers; he was acquitted of further charges of embezzlement and corruption.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Having a large needle inserted into my spine for 20 minutes in order to collect enough cerebrospinal fluid was terrifying.—
Michelle Maves,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, the real ineptitude occurs a little earlier when River interprets a fight that Gimball has with Jaffrey’s chief of staff, Tyson Bowman (Abraham Popoola), as a physical attack and inserts himself into the scene, setting off this tragicomic series of events.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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She was nonetheless convicted of bank robbery and sentenced to seven years in prison, though her sentence was later commuted by President Jimmy Carter and she was pardoned by President Bill Clinton in 2001.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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Alfie’s memory of taking ‘a bullet during a Mexican bank robbery’ feels less vibrant than my memory of dinner at the Olive Garden.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In July, Deadline reported that Apple TV+ greenlit a dramedy series inspired by I’m Glad My Mom Died, with Aniston attached.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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Reacher star Alan Ritchson was originally attached to opposite Midthunder but bowed out due to scheduling conflicts.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Graft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graft. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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