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implanted

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verb

past tense of implant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of implanted
Verb
After initially refusing surgical intervention, Joel had a shunt implanted to alleviate some effects of the disorder. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 In the meantime, John's girlfriend Kim Sayers (Megan Ward) has started working for First Lady Jackie Kennedy, but is soon implanted by one of the Hive's spider-like Ganglions. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Intellectual strength isn’t transmitted by lecture or implanted with a diploma. — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 No prejudices against colorful clothing or jewelry have been implanted in him. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 Many have ports implanted beneath the skin of their chests so each treatment does not mean another needle searching for a vein already strained by months of infusions. — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 15 Sep. 2026 But new guidance from the Texas Medical Board includes only a case study with an ectopic pregnancy that can be seen in an ultrasound, remaining silent on the difficulty of early ultrasounds to detect where a pregnancy has implanted. — Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2026 People can direct them by sending electrical stimulation to electrodes implanted near their antennae. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026 The cockroaches were saddled with lightweight electronics that included electrodes implanted into both their antennae and small tail-like appendages known as cerci. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implanted
Adjective
  • Native culture is an imbedded fact of Minnesota’s history and now the Indian – a brave, a scout, God forbid somebody’s friend — is gone from the flag.
    — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
  • The device receives a video feed captured by external smart glasses with an embedded camera.
    — Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There were taro patches and gardens planted with banana, sweet potato, sugar cane, noni, and more.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Simply put, a rain garden is a depressed bed planted with native perennials and shrubs selected for their high-water tolerance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Ida’s stillness is shared by the whole film, which seems more confidently rooted than anything in Pawlikowski’s previous endeavors.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Once plants have rooted and produced three to four new leaves, remove cuttings from their container and transplant each into its own pot.
    — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Most trailers in this weight class include a topper tent for accommodations or a fixed bed inside a teardrop shell.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For seniors with a fixed income, that extra cash is often spendable money that ends up back in the economy.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As a child of parents who bred him to be the next Green Lantern, John knows full well the conflict between conscience and instinct, a ceaseless war that threatens to explode to the surface.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • However, Andersen believed the mantra bred a culture of denial.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • His attorney has said Garces-Perez remains seriously ill and has a bullet lodged in his body while being held at an ICE detention facility.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The bullet lodged close to Garces Perez's spine and had not been removed as of last week.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Thirty years ago, McDonald instilled terror into his enemies.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Our mum’s a voracious reader and really instilled reading.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 May 2026

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“Implanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implanted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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