transplanted 1 of 2

adjective

as in introduced

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transplanted

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verb

past tense of transplant
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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
Adjective
  • 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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  • However, in the ’90s, it was relocated to Devon Avenue — the Far North Side street famous for its strip of South Asian businesses known as Little India.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The newer addition was the work of Southgate, a writer and translator who had relocated to the Springs with her husband, the novelist Peter Matthiessen, after several years at the center of the American-expat scene in mid-century Paris.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 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
  • Yet no one hauled him before Congress to answer for stoking racial tensions, snubbing George Washington, or making America sad on her birthday.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Wildlife photographer captures striking images of recovery Photographer Chris Bray managed to capture overhead photos with a drone of the Starship being hauled to shore that set the internet abuzz.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of hauled
Verb
  • It's usually transmitted through a bite from a bat, coyote, fox, raccoon or skunk.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Processing that information in orbit can reduce the amount of raw data that has to be transmitted to Earth, where space-to-ground communications capacity can become a bottleneck.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of transmitted
Verb
  • Prosecutors say the father suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • One man, found with a gunshot wound to the face in the parking lot, was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of transported
Verb
  • Meaning can also be conveyed simultaneously through hand movements, facial expressions, head position, arms, and torso.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Something about his gold chain, open top button and cellphone-in-hand stance conveyed authority and romantic appeal.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of conveyed
Verb
  • The locomotive’s engine cylinders have been removed, and its crankcase was bare.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The vaccine, in combination with Keytruda , met key goals in patients with higher-risk or advanced melanoma whose detectable cancer had been completely removed through surgery.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
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