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transplanted

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verb

past tense of transplant

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Recent Examples of transplanted
Adjective
The labs at Iowa used to get 30 to 35 lungs a year for study from transplanted patients. Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 The lawsuit claimed Chaudhry then determined the transplanted organ needed to be removed. Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Mar. 2026 The median survival time for transplanted lungs is about eight years, UCSF's Gandhi said. Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026 Over several days of testing the MacBook Neo, I’ve rarely been held back by its transplanted iPhone brain. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026 The biggest concern is that immune cells from his sister’s transplanted tissue are recognized as foreign and are attacked, which is known as graft-versus-host disease. Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2026 The transplanted hair remains permanent. Emrah Cinik, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026 Stormie lived to the age of 13, her death linked to rejection of the transplanted heart. Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026 The hair transplant shedding phase, also known as shock loss, is a normal and temporary part of the healing procedure where transplanted hairs fall out as follicles reset for new growth. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transplanted
Verb
  • In September, the fish are taken out of the tanks and relocated to lakes and rivers across Northwest Wisconsin.
    John Lauritsen, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Since Markle and her husband stepped back from their royal duties and relocated to California, the humanitarian and mom of two has adopted a more casual—but still upscale—aesthetic.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • While serving in the National Guard, Noel became a naturalized citizen, worked several jobs, and earned an associate’s degree.
    Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Duggan, a naturalized Australian citizen, was arrested in New South Wales in 2022, and is pending extradition to the US.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But he was hauled back into court in August 2024 to answer to new allegations that also attempted to poison his daughter, who was then 10, using the same method.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • From the near-panoramic window of our room at the Spindrift, we were greeted each morning by sea otters floating on their backs in the kelp beds, pods of dolphins arcing through the swell and the occasional seal hauled out on a nearby promontory.
    Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Groceries average about $300 per month, and while imported foods come at a premium, the ability to pick up Mediterranean staples adds an unexpected layer of excitement to island life.
    Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026
  • This marks a dramatic turnaround from earlier years when imported titles commanded roughly double the audience of domestic productions.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And the digital photographs transmitted back to Earth – even mid-mission – tell a modern story of the crew’s experience.
    Jennifer Levasseur, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Phillips initially transmitted CQDs, the standard international distress call, and later also sent the newer SOS signal.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The global energy shock stemming from maritime traffic disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, where roughly a fifth of the world’s oil is typically transported, has led to surging fuel prices and is threatening to push up inflation in many countries and impact economic growth.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The Rookie‘s most expensive episodes this season include the opener shot in Prague, the Con Air homage with dangerous criminals being transported by a plane and the major explosion at the Mid-Wilshire station.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • An existential crisis that can only be properly conveyed through Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency also reported earlier the nation’s armed forces monitored a US destroyer seen moving from Fujairah toward the Strait of Hormuz and conveyed this to the US via Pakistani mediators.
    Angela Cullen, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In 2024, insurgents led by now-interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham marched to Damascus and removed Assad from power.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • On the court, though, Tatum has not looked like a player who is less than a year removed from Achilles surgery.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

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“Transplanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transplanted. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

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