transplanting

Definition of transplantingnext
present participle of transplant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of transplanting Remember to harden off the seedlings for a week or two before transplanting to avoid transplant shock. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026 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
  • Truckers also often don’t get paid for months after hauling a load.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The city of Denver is granting ten restaurants up to $3,600 to pay for one year’s worth of compost hauling ahead of a new rule that will require every restaurant in the city to start composting.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Bulk and general cargo made up another 40% (1,339 ships), typically transporting agricultural commodities such as corn, wheat and soybeans, and also coal and iron ore.
    Flavio Macau, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In addition, unlike some carbon removal strategies that rely on transporting and dispersing large quantities of crushed rock, this method operates entirely on-site.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Print would go on to play a vital role in the development of capitalism, transmitting price lists, important news, advertisements, and policy disputes all around the world.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Jarvere Watson, 39, of Indianapolis, pleaded guilty March 19 to transmitting in interstate commerce a communication that contained a threat to injure the person of another.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In Rome, Pope Leo XIV observed the first Good Friday of his papacy by carrying a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the cross to every station.
    Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Kelley makes a play for Göring’s trust by befriending his wife and daughter and carrying letters to them, against all regulations.
    Alice Kaplan, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • However, the polite thing to do to maintain some sort of family connection would be to send a gift to the happy couple, along with a card conveying your good wishes.
    Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Yet the ballads are also strong, conveying palpable sorrow as the family members figure up their losses.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But all that extra work of closing off a building, safely relocating the colony, and sanitizing absolutely everything is worth it to save the bats, right?
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But many of them might have already found that relocating to some countries, or obtaining a second passport in these places, has become harder over the last couple of years as these have tightened residency and descent rules.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But with Friday’s 131-113 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Bulls were officially eliminated from postseason contention, removing the last sliver of competition from the final two-week stretch of the season.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
  • While action has been quick in removing Chávez’s name, there has been plenty of debate on how best to move forward.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Kristopher David was driving to work Wednesday morning near the intersection of Broward Boulevard and Seventh Avenue when a black Audi, traveling westbound at a high rate of speed, T-boned his white BMW.
    Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Wake early to catch the spectacle of sunrise before driving 30 minutes to the neighboring Santa Teresa.
    Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026

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“Transplanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transplanting. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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