TRANSPLANT Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

transplant

verb

Definition of transplant

as in to relocate

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as in to replant

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Recent Examples of transplant Consider transplanting smaller plants farther away so that feasting birds will leave their messy droppings elsewhere. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2026 Kidneys and livers often need to be transplanted together as liver failure often damages kidneys. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 June 2026 His guilt manifests in kidnapping young women, removing their faces through surgery, and attempting to transplant them onto his daughter. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 Many of the plants on these lists — sweet peas, peas, cold-hardy greens — should go in the ground several weeks before that date, while others benefit from being started indoors and transplanted later. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for transplant

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Authorities carried out the evacuations from buildings on slopes and in low-lying areas within a kilometer radius of the disaster site, relocating over 1,100 people, Chongqing authorities said in a WeChat post published Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
After last month’s fires near the Krome detention center, ICE relocated people out of precautions.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of relocate

Verb

To do this, simply dig up the entire plant clump, separate or cut the roots into smaller sections, and replant them immediately.

— Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026
Finishing the designs and obtaining the permits needed from various local, state and federal agencies for dredging, grading and replanting the lagoon will take three or four more years, Smith said.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026

Definition of replant

Verb

After arresting the suspect, Rasiel Joel Carbuccia, 20, of Jamaica Plain, the two officers who were shot at were evaluated on the scene, to make sure they weren’t injured, then transported to a local hospital, police said.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026
Rather than constructing reactors entirely on-site, Hadron plans to manufacture major reactor components in factories before transporting them for installation.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

Definition of transport

Verb

The latest in Houston Salgado Araujo, 52, was driving to work with three other construction crew members when unmarked vehicles carrying federal agents began following his van, his family said.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
When Fumi takes a job at Rin’s clinic planning to expose its darker side, their standoff drives the series, with the story more interested in what pushes people toward transformation than in the surgeries themselves.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 July 2026

Definition of drive

Verb

Mixing Small-Batch Recipes Sometimes a whisk isn’t quite enough, but hauling out a bulky mixer and all its attachments feels like overkill.

— Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
Most spend their lives at sea or hauled out on remote, uninhabited islands far from anyone.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of haul

Verb

Bird feeders can attract rodents, which often serve as reservoirs for the pathogens that ticks pick up and can transmit to you.

— Amanda Roome, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
That would be enough time, however, for some of them to capture images of Starship’s heat shield, then transmit them to mission controllers on the ground via SpaceX’s Starlink network.

— Lee Billings & Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 July 2026

Definition of transmit

Verb

The latest in Houston Salgado Araujo, 52, was driving to work with three other construction crew members when unmarked vehicles carrying federal agents began following his van, his family said.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Proof that the country our parents carried in their voices, their food, their music, and their sacrifices was never exaggerated.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of carry

Verb

To many, its sharp, angular edges and towering form conveyed strength and authority, reflecting the company’s growing global influence.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
These three men sought to convey that the proper role of government is to protect people from themselves.

— Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

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