TRANSPLANTING Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

transplanting

verb

present participle of transplant

as in hauling

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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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There, the couple’s daughter, Amy Johnson, explained that her parents are fighting their mother’s pancreatic cancer and that the luggage-hauling job is real.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
That's a lot of screen for a vehicle whose primary job is still hauling stuff.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of hauling

Verb

Behind a finished installation are hours of sourcing, processing, designing, transporting and setting up the flowers, not to mention the creative expertise required to turn buckets of individual stems into a cohesive design.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
His companions managed to drive the animal away and provide first aid before transporting him by boat to the village of Toora-Khem.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of transporting

Verb

An agent might be permitted to read a database but prohibited from modifying it, generate a purchase order but not approve one, or access public websites while being blocked from transmitting sensitive corporate information.

— Ed Fox, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Legion can keep collecting information without transmitting the way a conventional radar does.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of transmitting

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The resulting frame weighs just six pounds without the battery, despite supporting a drone capable of carrying 110 pounds.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Hurling is one of Ireland’s national sports, and involves moving a ball down the field, either by hitting it or carrying it for up to four steps.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of carrying

Verb

Federica Tosi Federica Tosi’s concise collection also leaned on approachable pieces conveying confidence and sense of ease.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Lange, bless her, lends some stability to this narratively shaky material through her performance, effectively conveying a mix of vulnerability and grit as Constance.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of conveying

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But Torosis said the city has been looking to prioritize artists and galleries that are still at the Bergamot and to finding ways that galleries can return with the same rental rates after temporarily relocating.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
By way of example, Finn pointed to which galleries will be relocating, even as the floor plan is still being finalized.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of relocating

Verb

That equates to removing the electricity demand of roughly 50,000 window air conditioners from the grid or powering approximately 34,000 households for four hours each day during peak demand.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Before applying the mulch, Singh advises removing any handles, tape, staples, or labels from the paper bags.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of removing

Verb

Suppressing this same pathway produced the opposite result, limiting the ability to switch behavior, driving longer bouts of the repetitive behavior, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Prince William has remained silent ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved back to the UK, which is allegedly driving the Duchess of Sussex mad.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2026

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