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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DeKalb County Sheriff's officials said, shortly after noon, a 2025 Mazda CX-5, a Mack semi-tractor trailer hauling gravel, and a 2013 Nissan Altima collided at the intersection of Illinois Route 23 and Melms Road.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
If life includes hauling a small child in a safety seat, the CLA’s rear door frame will be a challenge when hoisting out or placing a small child.

— Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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The impacts are huge; Europe’s rivers are vital arteries transporting goods, cooling power plants, generating hydroelectric energy, drawing in tourists and providing a vital habitat for wildlife.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
Aerial footage later in the day showed an LAPD plane transporting the boy back to Los Angeles.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of transporting

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However, transmitting at higher power near GPS required Xona to show regulators that Pulsar would not disrupt existing navigation or aviation services.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Stop transmitting sleep devaluation, since the research indicates your team is reading your hours as instruction.

— Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Set in the 1980s during the NASA space shuttle program, this suspenseful novel reveals the complexity behind every expedition, following the relationships and obstacles while conveying a love of exploring the unknown.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 31 July 2026
But then Lily somehow intuits the core evolutionary idea behind a man competing at naked limbo with a group of monkeys, even though neither Kaylin as explainer nor Zac as performer got what Lisa’s drawing was conveying.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026

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Walter Boys centers on city teen Jackie (Nikki Rodriguez) relocating to a small town to live with her new guardians and family friends after losing her parents and sister in an accident.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
The company is relocating its Atlanta showroom from Collier Road.

— Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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Advocates say the strategy encourages more diverse applicants, like first-generation students, by removing barriers to entry and boosting awareness of the often-generous scholarships available at private institutions.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Harris indicated the markets for those players were not good enough to warrant removing them from the current team.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of removing

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Jones is accused of committing nine offenses against the man, including kissing him multiple times without consent and touching the man’s genitals while the man was driving.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Still, analysts warned that the coordinated action may prove no more durable than previous interventions unless Japan addresses the structural forces driving yen weakness.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

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