transplanting

present participle of transplant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of transplanting 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
  • Crews are also engaged in mopping up, addressing hot spots, and back-hauling equipment on the eastern, southern, and western sides of the fire.
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  • And it’s mostly designed to compete with SpaceX’s Falcon rockets by hauling satellites and other cargo to Earth’s orbit at a fraction of the price of older technologies.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Badger operates between May and October as an auto and passenger ferry that also is capable of transporting commercial vehicles.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Despite this, water wheels continued to reign supreme for decades because of the difficulty of transporting the coal the engines required.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hayes previously pleaded guilty to knowingly and willfully transmitting in interstate commerce a communication containing a threat to injure the person of another, according to prosecutors.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In April, O’Connor was arrested on separate charges of possessing child pornography and transmitting harmful material to minors.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Episode 5 opens with a postal worker’s 2020 account of seeing Sellers naked in the woods, with his face covered, carrying a child’s jacket.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Ecological changes, including more time for mosquitoes and other disease-carrying bugs to bite you.
    Sara Schilling, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The statement and other means of policy communication also figured importantly in conveying that understanding to the public and helping to anchor inflation expectations, thereby supporting the effective transmission of monetary policy.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Anthem spot will kick off the campaign with the goal of conveying that something new is happening at Ford, Materazzo said.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Once this context is available, users can start applying appropriate actions, whether that's relocating business-critical content to faster storage, isolating legacy records or flagging redundant material for review.
    Carl D'Halluin, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The length that a client stores their items is on average three to four years, according to Hoey, noting that a majority tend to close their vault when relocating.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Inside the metal carry case, there’s the dermaplaning Facial Razor, complete with one handle and three durable stainless-steel blades that offer delicate precision when removing peach fuzz and dead skin cells.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps your direct manager has been cold over Slack lately, removing you from important assignments or emails.
    Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Arsenal have been so used to Saka coming inside onto his left foot, so to have a player who is equally capable of driving down the outside and running along the byline is a new threat.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2025

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“Transplanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transplanting. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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