TRANSPLANTING Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

transplanting

verb

present participle of transplant

as in hauling

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as in replanting

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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

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But decarbonizing heavy-duty coastal carriers currently hauling thousands of tonnes of industrial raw materials all over the globe remains an exceptionally tough nut to crack.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
The driver of the semi hauling the cattle was rushed to the hospital by ambulance.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of hauling

Verb

Under a contract with Idaho Power, Meta will pay to buy all of the electricity produced by the three new solar plants, plus a share of the systemwide costs of transmitting power to the data center, Berg said in July.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026
Clearly, the impacts of the AI investment surge are spilling beyond the tech sector itself, gradually transmitting into corporate bond issuance, long-term interest rates, and the broader debate surrounding US monetary policy.

— , CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of transmitting

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Authorities didn't comment on the drone's origin or purpose, saying further investigation was needed, but two senior officials said the device was likely carrying explosives.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Since the raid, many have returned to work at US battery plants doing similar jobs, often on the same visas, while carrying the fear of being swept up again by immigration agents, the workers told CNN.

— Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of carrying

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Yemeni government forces and their allies are relocating south along the Red Sea coast to Dhubab on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, across from Perim Island, according to government military sources.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Nearly 30 years after a million starving aliens were stranded near Johannesburg, a bureaucrat tasked with forcibly relocating them is exposed to an alien chemical and starts to experience changes.

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of relocating

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Water filtration is an easy option for backpackers but is less effective at removing viruses.

— Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
The real frontier is removing the human latency between seeing a problem and solving it, and that’s exactly what agentic AI can help make possible.

— Devendra Rajput, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of removing

Verb

After driving for a touchdown on their opening drive, the Wolverines didn’t score again until Buchanan snagged Underwood’s pass amid a crowd of defenders in the end zone.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Yet too many adults focus on winning and chasing college scholarships, driving up the costs for families and pressure on children to specialize in one sport and succeed.

— Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

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