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verb

past tense of implant

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Recent Examples of implanted
Verb
When they were smashed into molecules consisting of two ordinary hydrogen atoms, the muonic atoms implanted themselves within those molecules and assimilated one of their hydrogens. — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026 The approach, called magnetomicrometry, measures changes in the distance between magnetic beads implanted in muscles. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 At the Miami Transplant Institute, part of Jackson Health System, he was implanted with an LVAD, a device that helps the heart pump blood. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 An ultrasound may not immediately show where a pregnancy has implanted. — Dara Kass, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Looking through small microscopes implanted in the mice’s heads, Patel’s team zoomed in on a particular subset of brain cells, called somatostatin neurons, as the animals reacted to the fox urine scent. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 Thanks to pioneering work by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus, researchers know that false memories are unfortunately common and can be implanted with relative ease. — Arryn Robbins, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026 A week after that, a device – think of it as a controller – is implanted into his chest that connects to the electrodes. — Kristine Johnson, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Last year, Tennessee put to death Byron Black, a 69-year-old with dementia and congestive heart failure who used a wheelchair and had a defibrillator implanted in his chest. — Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 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
  • Then came the record ocean heat of 2023, when even restoration efforts could not save most of the endangered elkhorn and staghorn corals planted in the Keys.
    — Steven Vollmer, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Constitution planted the seeds, and some of those seeds didn’t bear fruit for some time.
    — Sarah Gordon, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Maybe because their connection was so deeply rooted, the proposal resonated with a complete stranger.
    — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In Richard’s hands, Creole culture is rooted and migrant, soil and air.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • What a Protection Plan Actually Costs American Dream Auto Protect confirms eligibility during the quote process rather than publishing a fixed age or mileage cutoff, so drivers of older cars shouldn’t assume they’re priced out without asking.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Every transformer on the grid—from the cylinders perched on utility lines to the big spiky devices at substations—trades voltage for current at a fixed ratio.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This has bred a culture of entitlement and an insatiable desire for the government to do more, while many demand to work less, if at all.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Schubarth subsequently bred offspring of the Montana Mountain King to captive bighorn ewes on his farm west of Great Falls.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The shooter then fired a second shot, which hit the left pocket of the man’s shorts and lodged into his cellphone, according to the affidavit.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • One tale from Windy City Ghosts goes that a few nights after the dagger was removed from wherever it was lodged in the basement, an employee, possibly a bouncer, went down the basement.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Analysts said meetings with management instilled confidence in Veeva's AI products.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Thirty years ago, McDonald instilled terror into his enemies.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Implanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implanted. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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