transplanted 1 of 2

adjective

as in introduced

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transplanted

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verb

past tense of transplant
1
as in relocated

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as in replanted

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Recent Examples of transplanted
Adjective
Always make sure to follow proper watering guidelines to help any transplanted divisions establish in their new spot in the garden. — Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Calcineurin Inhibitors Calcineurin inhibitors are commonly used after an organ transplant to prevent the immune system from attacking the transplanted organ. — Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2026 When channels are created with unsuitable blades, angles, or placement, transplanted hair may grow in an unnatural direction or produce an overly uniform appearance. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 The state also knew that a transplanted Midwesterner had been fired from her Cincinnati charter school, following felony charges related to misuse of public funds, and had been banned from teaching or running schools in Ohio. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 But after the new health plan became active in January, Smith said, Blackman faced one hurdle after another getting approval for the antirejection medications needed to prevent his body from attacking his transplanted heart. — Renuka Rayasam, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026 That protocol grew from the team’s experience performing the first lung transplant in a Covid patient in 2020, applying the lessons to removing lungs where treatment-resistant cancer was confined and replacing them with transplanted organs. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 July 2026 Some transplanted hair sheds in the first weeks. — Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 The successful transplant was remarkable at the time because dialysis, which helps a patient survive until a compatible donor is found, had not yet been developed; and because immunosuppressants had not been developed to protect the transplanted kidney from rejection. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transplanted
  1. naturalized
  2. relocated
  3. imported
  4. hauled
  5. transmitted
  6. transported
  7. conveyed
  8. removed
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  • For naturalized citizens facing a federal criminal investigation, immigration consequences should never be viewed as an afterthought.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Berterame is a native of Argentina but became a naturalized Mexican citizen in 2024 and represents the Mexican national team.
    — Michelle Kaufman August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • More than 5,300 people in the county were relocated to safer places.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Harry and Meghan relocated to California in 2020 after stepping back as working members of the royal family.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of relocated
Adjective
  • Rio de Janeiro and the Serra Fluminense Rafa Costa e Silva leads Lasai, an intimate 10-seat restaurant in Rio, where the cooking is driven by ingredients from nearby farms and small producers rather than imported luxury.
    — Mikael Castro, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 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
Definition of imported
Verb
  • Video shared by Nepal's authorities showed the moment a man was hauled from a tunnel.
    — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026
  • According to the Grand Canyon Historical Society, the animal gave children rides and hauled water to a North Ridge summer camp in exchange for pancakes.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of hauled
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  • Rattlesnakes also help prevent the spread of diseases transmitted by rodents, including hantavirus.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Now stock prices could be transmitted across the country at the speed of one character a second, a process made even more efficient when the names of companies were abbreviated—an early form of what today is known as a ticker symbol.
    — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of transmitted
Verb
  • United fans may well feel transported back to their more recent Europa League endeavours when Michael Carrick’s side walk out the Old Trafford tunnel on Thursday.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • According to a January 2018 press release from the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office, the remains were transported to the medical examiner’s office for autopsy, examination and positive identification.
    — Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of transported
Verb
  • The ads conveyed just enough Silicon Valley messianism to be believable, and just enough absurdity to be funny.
    — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Among the film’s many strengths is its focus on character rather than explanation; information isn’t spoon-fed, and background relationships and dreams are organically conveyed through interactions.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of conveyed
Verb
  • His lone interception was the only blemish before the Longhorns removed him with a 42-7 third-quarter lead.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Crews first removed the suspension system from an underground launch facility earlier this year.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
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