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as in planted
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a music teacher who strove to implant within his students a love of the classics
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as in rooted
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the gemstone was poorly implanted in the setting, so it was constantly popping out
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as in embedded
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Recent Examples of implanted
Emily Kwong, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
So there is nothing to displace the antiquated image of a pyramid of boxes that remains implanted in our brains.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Arne Larsson lived another 43 years after his first pacemaker was implanted.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
In an Alien story, pregnancy usually involves a Xenomorph egg being forcibly implanted in an unsuspecting human body.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
It is implanted in the left side of the neck via a minimally invasive outpatient procedure, under anesthetic.
—New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
Most experimental brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) that have been used for synthesizing human speech have been implanted in the areas of the brain that translate the intention to speak into the muscle actions that produce it.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Aug. 2025
On one side, a plasma field implanted the fuel.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
When the tissue was implanted in mice, the mice were protected.
—Linda Carroll, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The devices have already been implanted in dozens of people, and can be helpful for people who've lost the ability to move or speak.
—Emily Kwong, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
So there is nothing to displace the antiquated image of a pyramid of boxes that remains implanted in our brains.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Arne Larsson lived another 43 years after his first pacemaker was implanted.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
In an Alien story, pregnancy usually involves a Xenomorph egg being forcibly implanted in an unsuspecting human body.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
It is implanted in the left side of the neck via a minimally invasive outpatient procedure, under anesthetic.
—New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
Most experimental brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) that have been used for synthesizing human speech have been implanted in the areas of the brain that translate the intention to speak into the muscle actions that produce it.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Aug. 2025
On one side, a plasma field implanted the fuel.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
When the tissue was implanted in mice, the mice were protected.
—Linda Carroll, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implanted
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Although some people may see leaves changing color before late October, this often happens because the plants are landscape trees, or trees that grew after seeds from other areas were planted, said Seiler.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Since this aphid attracts a wide variety of beneficial insects that prey on it and pecan pests, crape myrtles have been planted in pecan orchards with a positive impact on pecan harvests.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Artificial intelligence is no longer on the horizon—it is already embedded in healthcare systems.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Klarna has expanded to hundreds of thousands of merchants and embedded itself in internet browsers and digital wallets as an alternative to credit cards.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Labradors are often more energetic and bred for hunting, retrieving, and service work, whereas goldens are prized for their patience, friendliness, and trainability.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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That is to say, more chickens are bred and butchered each year than there are alive at this very moment in time.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her pain is rooted less in the burdens of motherhood and more in the void that emerges in her grief.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Last Rites is rooted heavily in Annabelle Comes Home (2019), focusing on Judy and the Warrens, somewhat sidelining the Smurl family.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The snug drawstring closure and four fixed buckles that attach to each chair leg help keep the cover from blowing away in the wind while keeping dirt and debris out.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
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Wobbling through space The Earth’s axis, which is an imaginary line running through the North and South Poles, is in constant motion, even though it is commonly depicted as a fixed line.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Galicich said Sophia was shot in her left temporal lobe and the bullet remains lodged in her right occipital lobe.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
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In February, Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged an arrest detainer requesting local authorities notify ICE before Cucol-Bol is released, the agency told CNN.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Implanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implanted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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