Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grafting
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Give your pumpkin a floral border by inserting one or two flowers into each vial (the flowers should be big enough to cover the holes).—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025 -
By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The local media loved this and similar stunts the group pulled, such as attaching wings to bicycles, attempting to fly over the river, and towing bicycles on rafts behind canoes.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The film begins with a notation that Short illegally recorded one performance of the show by attaching two microphones to a chain link fence that served as Godspell’s spare backdrop.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ramón Laureano got Machado home and Sheets to third on a groundout, and a walk by Merrill brought O’Hearn to the plate as the potential tying run.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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These tastings double as an informal history lesson, tying together cuisine, culture and everyday life.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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Spotting is expected to increase, adding challenges to containment.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In this case, just adding one molecule at the interface solved a problem that’s been blocking dual-function indoor devices for years.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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That’s how Kirk and Turning Point found success in conservative circles — by injecting the organization directly into cultural battles and turning divisive debates into online and offline engagement.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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What if stopping life-threatening bleeding could be as simple as injecting a gel?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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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
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By 1938, the Netherlands had a 1,170-mile main-road network, 866 miles of which had adjoining cycleways.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Social media users brought the matter to the team's attention by tagging its account on X to the posts.—
Peter Aitken
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Many took advantage of the long straights this week with drivers tagging closely behind the other to gain from the slipstream.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Grafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grafting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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