grafting

present participle of graft

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grafting
Verb
  • The insistence on inserting Banks into the lineup continues to be baffling.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The technique consisted of inserting fine needles into the skin at specific anatomical grid points, according to the NIH.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Both have magnets screwed to one end for attaching the corresponding front or top panel, and both are filled with a multi-spaced bracket for installing 120mm to 200mm fans.
    Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Setting the thing up is as simple as popping the stand open, placing the case on top and opening it, sliding the stove out, then attaching the MOLLE wings, sink and faucet.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The largest came on the final play, as Texas couldn’t get back to the line of scrimmage in time to spike the ball and continue a possible game-tying drive.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The 49ers won five games a season ago, tying for the second-best record in the program’s history.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Wisconsin, the secretary of state is responsible for recording acts of the governor, affixing the great seal, keeping custody of state records, laws, books and more.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The other day, as the opera’s softball team, the Pitch Hitters, readied for an evening game in Central Park, a bespectacled, bearded opera employee stood on a red plastic box affixing a GoPro camera to the backstop.
    Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Fry laid down a perfect bunt, adding another run.
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • When adding it to a recipe that does not already call for apple butter, think of it like a vanilla or almond extract—a little goes a long way.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The impending government shutdown is injecting new uncertainty into an already chaotic Washington.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Prime Video product execs, in co-ordination with the production team, therefore sought to strike a balance between injecting some new, actionable information and creating clutter.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Guests perused the library and adjoining galleries while enjoying cocktails and a fun card game of chance.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The Empress Tavern, the basement-level restaurant adjoining the theater which shut down during the pandemic, reopened this spring for private events and concerts hosted by a local nonprofit.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Share a photo of their experience at a trail community of social media using the hashtag #MammothHikeChallenge and tagging @iceagetrailorg.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Marcos administration has also replaced leadership at the presidential task force on media security and barred police from red-tagging journalists — though whether that ban will be enforced remains unclear.
    Ashish Valentine, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Grafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grafting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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