GRAFTING Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

grafting

verb

present participle of graft

as in inserting

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Verb

And there are trade-offs to inserting more distance between yourself and your phone as well.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Bad Bunny has rarely shied away from inserting himself into politics and current events either, so the moment stood out.

— Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of inserting

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The change included chopping up Wasserman Schultz’s previous, all-Broward district into five pieces and attaching the pieces to other districts, four of which were mostly outside Broward and three of which leaned Republican.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
After removing the protective packaging materials, installing the build platform and resin vat, and attaching the resin feed system, the printer is essentially ready to go.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of attaching

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The Mets had a one-run lead coming into the top of the ninth, but right-hander Austin Warren put the first two hitters on base before giving up a game-tying RBI double to pinch-hitter Christian Yelich.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
With six strikeouts over 4 2/3 scoreless innings, Rasmus — the 12-year-old daughter of former major leaguer Cory Rasmus — is up to 14 for the tournament, tying Mo’ne Davis (Philadelphia, 2014) for the most strikeouts by a girl in series history.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of tying

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Benya and other pyrotechnicians were wiring up hundreds of racks of comets—which resembled opaque, oversized test tubes—affixing them to plywood slabs and placing them on the duvetyn.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
The math world just got a new genius—a prodigy who announced himself by affixing his name to his signature feat of numerical prowess.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

Definition of affixing

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Options considered during the analysis included drilling holes in the existing piles and adding more steel inside, or widening the pile caps so more piles could be added on the outside.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
Rounding out the promotion is the Gosoul2 Pro Dual Motor, available for US$799 with code NATLBTS, adding another dual-motor option to the Back to School lineup.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of adding

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The strangeness rests on the antique, out-of-time nature of the set dressing, but also in the slightly off color combinations Arnold and his team chose, and in the sense of things being hand-made, injecting the sense of A Presence into the space.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
By operating as both a co-working and co-living hub, the nonprofit organization is injecting new energy, creativity, and money into the region.

— Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of injecting

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Undeterred, the three friends bought the hotel and adjoining property for $3 million and have since spent over $10 million on renovations and redesign.

— Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
The film could use a few more such colorful secondary strands adjoining the main conflict, though one subplot involving a maybe-romance between two jaded journalists assigned to the summit is oddly framed and abruptly dropped.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjoining

Verb

Once the underlying machine learning model has been trained, tagging a person takes only a few seconds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Her fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to her on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message here.

— Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

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