GRAFTING Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

grafting

verb

present participle of graft

as in inserting

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For larger containers, Steinkopf recommends inserting a wooden dowel into the pot to check moisture deeper in the root ball, since the bottom may still be damp even if the surface feels dry.

— Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026
Coming off a left hip flexor strain, the Mets wanted to give him a full workday before inserting him into the lineup again, which wasn’t possible with the wildfire smoke.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026

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The House passed a bill to implement voter identification requirements before the midterm elections, attaching it to unrelated legislation that would also limit the ability of members of Congress to trade stocks.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 22 July 2026
The most valuable opportunities often come from solving an operational problem or enabling an experience rather than simply attaching a brand to an event.

— Nikos Lemanis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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One of the two men accused of zip-tying and holding hostage two national forest employees last week had a violent criminal charge dismissed because of overcrowding in the state’s mental health facilities, a Washington prosecutor said.

— Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Just a fraction of an inch can separate a player from hitting a flyball to left field and, say, tying a franchise record for career home runs.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

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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
That sounds simple, but the complexity of counting calories went mainstream recently, when a lawsuit accused the maker of David protein bars of affixing labels that misrepresent how many calories and how much fat the products contain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026

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Meanwhile, Charlotte’s population is growing rapidly, with the city adding more residents over any other in the past year.

— Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Teams have flown thousands of kilometres between games over these six weeks, adding unnecessary fatigue and logistical challenges.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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In recent years, the FDA had warned Americans about the risks of injecting peptides like BPC-157 and TB-500, both of which are set for review on Thursday.

— Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 23 July 2026
But many doctors are alarmed by a craze that has thousands of people injecting themselves with substances of dubious origin and whose long-term effects are unknown.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 20 July 2026

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Sensing my hesitation to contribute to the graffiti (tagging the cars is encouraged), Half-Cocked handed me a can of pink spray paint and gently fostered my delinquency.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Amazon markets generative AI creative tools to the same sellers now responsible for tagging.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

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