transplanting

present participle of transplant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of transplanting There has been some recent success transplanting pig kidneys and hearts into people, but this is believed to be the first attempt to transplant a pig lung into a human. Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transplanting
Verb
  • But, in a year that has already seen multiple political assassinations, the deployment of the National Guard to American cities, and masked agents of the federal government hauling people off the streets and into unmarked vans, the prospects for a peaceful anniversary appear remote.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The vehicle was hauling 21 monkeys that day, and eight of them escaped.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • At the time of the incident, DHS defended Bovino's actions saying that a Border Patrol transport van transporting undocumented immigrants was attacked by demonstrators.
    James Hill, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • While Iguaran was waiting for relatives to send more cash, and earning small amounts of money working odd jobs, the men who operate the fishing boats transporting migrants to Colombia cut him a break.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Sedarat is charged with two counts of transmitting a threat in interstate or foreign commerce, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Sederat was charged with two counts of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce, prosecutors said.
    Tom Winter, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • China last tested its ICBM force in September 2024—its first since the 1980s—when a DF-31AG missile carrying a dummy warhead was fired toward international waters in the South Pacific, within the region's nuclear-free zone, according to a Newsweek map.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued carrying the 29 Starlink satellites toward LEO, where were deployed on schedule about an hour into flight.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • A day after a fire destroyed his home just outside Coral Gables, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was remarkably upbeat Friday, conveying gratitude to everyone who has reached out to offer help and expressing relief that nobody was injured in the blaze.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The voice performances are consistently excellent, with young Hoang-Rappaport and Janssen amusingly energetic and Liu and Milioti conveying understated emotion as the parents going through a rough patch.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Many global companies are now hiring or relocating leadership roles to their GCC offices in India.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The Western and Southern Open was in talks with Charlotte for months about relocating its tournament from Cincinnati, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The new material uses a common wood waste product to create a greener future for electronics, removing toxic metals and avoiding complex, polluting manufacturing methods.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
  • But removing humans from the loop entirely would be a mistake.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025

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“Transplanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transplanting. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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