grafting

Definition of graftingnext
present participle of graft
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Verb
  • Spectrum is inserting a brief message between two runs of the same commercial.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • The Marvel mastermind cemented his place in entertainment history, not just by bringing the superhero stories to life across different media, but by inserting himself in that history.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • The Oakland Police Department said StarChase’s trackers had a high failure rate of attaching to vehicles, according to reporting from the Oaklandside.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • According to the Army, this speed was made possible through the use of 3D printing for the warhead housing and the Picatinny Common Lethality Integration Kit (CLIK), which serves as a universal interface for attaching lethal payloads to various drone platforms.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Bichette dropped a flare into shallow center field out of the reach of converging defenders, allowing Torrens to score the tying run, and Benge to go to first.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
  • James would score two big goals in the series, a tying goal in the second period of Game 5 and the Lightning’s only goal in Game 7, on the power play.
    Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • In addition to the oodles of diamonds, emeralds and sapphires adorning everyone's hands and wrists, some celebrities went for even more sparkle, affixing delicate stones to their eyes, cheeks and nose.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
  • About a decade ago the artist Paul Chan (no relation) began affixing fans to the bases of humanoid sculptures, made from cylindrical nylon tubes, in order to animate them.
    Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Since the closure of Connecticut Yankee some 30 years ago, Connecticut has been home to just one nuclear power plant, Millstone in Waterford, and has restricted adding others.
    Krisztian Elcsics, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • Even so, adding small amounts of diluted milk to the soil may help supplement calcium and provide trace nutrients.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Leaders win by using AI for smart defaults, then deliberately injecting serendipity, live unpredictability and human imperfection.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
  • Instead of electricity shipped from far-off generators, Rajasthan started injecting power directly into local grids.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Henson moved to metro Atlanta as a toddler and grew up in Paulding County, with strong ties to adjoining Douglas County.
    Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
  • In addition to adjoining Oak Forest, the property is also close to Midlothian, Markham, Tinley Park and Country Club Hills.
    Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Kerr — known for sharing her life as a travel influencer to thousands of followers on Instagram and Facebook — seemingly last updated her accounts on April 13, posting photos of what appeared to be her resort room and tagging the Agadir Marina as the location.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • More information on the spring turkey season, hunting regulations, junior hunter training days, and tagging and reporting requirements can be found in the 2026 Connecticut Hunting and Trapping Guide.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Grafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grafting. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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