GRAFTING Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

grafting

verb

present participle of graft

as in inserting

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Fashion is increasingly appealing to consumers — and investors — by very consciously inserting itself into the cultural conversation.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
The coaching staff demonstrated this by immediately inserting Lemon into the first-team offense upon his return and playing him throughout the first half of the preseason finale against the Cincinnati Bengals.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of inserting

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For easy carrying, the tool features a lanyard hole and a clip for attaching it to a pocket or backpack.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
How floating solar panels work Instead of attaching panels to racks planted in the ground, engineers mount them on floating platforms.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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The Royals left the tying run stranded on second base as Pirates closer Mason Montgomery retired Salvador Perez, Maikel Garcia and Loftin to end a late threat.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
Three times the Giants rallied to tie the game only to see the Dodgers retake the lead, highlighted by Victor Bericoto's game-tying, 425-foot two-run homer in the third.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

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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

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By adding a measurable voltage reference, eCOphite is designed to give battery management systems another signal to work with.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
However, there are some things to keep in mind before adding green tea to your routine.

— Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of adding

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Guzman was also charged with possessing a device for using, injecting or ingesting drugs, according to the complaint.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
The prosecution had stated that Letby had killed some of the babies by injecting air into their bloodstreams; the argument relied, largely, on a 1989 paper that described the symptoms of air embolisms in newborns.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

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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

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Lehrer later posted the segment on social media, tagging Yair Netanyahu, the Prime Minister’s son.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Future research, potentially tagging myrtle warblers directly on the California wintering grounds, will shed more light on this population and why certain individuals follow a different migration route.

— Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

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