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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
  • The decades-old attraction has been closed since last September when its more than 30 inhabitants were relocated elsewhere in the park.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Since starting the project, the couple have relocated from Singapore to Kissamos and is embedded in the community.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 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
  • The bears also rummaged through neighbors’ trash and hauled it back beneath the house.
    Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Los Angeles Fire Department investigators are looking into a pair of fires that broke out inside of Amazon cargo containers being hauled through downtown Los Angeles in back-to-back weeks.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 16 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
  • That’s a lot of parasites The parasites found spoke volumes, given how they were transmitted.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The bacteria is transmitted primarily through the fecal-oral route, where bacteria from the stool of an infected person is accidentally ingested or contacted.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • He was taken into custody and transported to Norwalk police headquarters, where he was charged with two counts of criminal attempt at assault on a police officer, two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment and first-degree threatening.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Medics transported the victim to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Muldoon’s last social media post conveyed his enthusiasm for the movie, which is currently filming.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Iran’s positions have been conveyed and heard, Baghei added.
    Alexandra Bacallao, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Her clothes had been ready to be removed for about four hours.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • By November, the agency removed the warning and, unsurprisingly, once word got out that the treatment wasn’t only safe but also beneficial, demand surged.
    Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 22 Apr. 2026

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