1
as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a music teacher who strove to implant within his students a love of the classics
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2
as in to root
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the gemstone was poorly implanted in the setting, so it was constantly popping out
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Recent Examples of implant
She was implanted with 12 embryos by Dr. Michael Kamrava, a Beverly Hills fertility specialist, who oversaw her previous IVF treatments.
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Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The researchers received consent from epilepsy patients, who already had electrodes implanted into their brains as part of their medical treatment, to record and analyze their neural activity.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
Only about 50 such devices have ever been implanted in the United States.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the fertility clinic has not been able to clarify what exactly happened to her own embryo—there’s a chance that it was mistakenly implanted in another person as well.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 19 Feb. 2025
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Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The researchers received consent from epilepsy patients, who already had electrodes implanted into their brains as part of their medical treatment, to record and analyze their neural activity.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
Only about 50 such devices have ever been implanted in the United States.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the fertility clinic has not been able to clarify what exactly happened to her own embryo—there’s a chance that it was mistakenly implanted in another person as well.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implant
Verb
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Wait until late April or May to start planting new grass from seed or sod.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2025
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However, researching appropriate varieties, and planting for our volatile temperatures, will help your success rates.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Popovich will try to return to the sidelines next season and everyone will be heavily rooting to his return.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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That conviction was rooted largely in the testimony of Justin Sneed, an adolescent maintenance man, who beat Van Treese to death with a baseball bat.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Feb. 2025
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The animals breed and grow quickly, their organs are about the right size, and there aren’t many pathogens that infect both pigs and people.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2025
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The market turbulence underscores a fundamental truth: uncertainty breeds volatility.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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For the show, the duo built an office space embedded with silicone paintings full of chivalric symbols: the mirror, the castle, the knight, the enchanted woods.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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The publication stated that a 60-year-old had undergone surgery after getting shrapnel embedded in their neck in the accidental bombing, while another person suffered a fractured shoulder.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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An ethics violation has been lodged against the former CalRecycle director.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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The indictment charged a total of nine counts, including a main bribery conspiracy count lodged against each of the four defendants.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Implant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implant. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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