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adjective

as in introduced

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transplanted

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verb

past tense of transplant
1
as in relocated

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as in replanted

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Recent Examples of transplanted
Adjective
The new hairline has to work with the face, so the donor area needs to be used carefully, and the transplanted grafts should be distributed in a way that still looks balanced as the years pass. — Ascend Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 Some of the transplanted hairs may shed during the early weeks before new growth begins. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 Disrupted first by the dams and then by transplanted predatory sportfish such as bass, its population landed on the endangered species list in 1991. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Always make sure to follow proper watering guidelines to help any transplanted divisions establish in their new spot in the garden. — Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Calcineurin Inhibitors Calcineurin inhibitors are commonly used after an organ transplant to prevent the immune system from attacking the transplanted organ. — Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2026 When channels are created with unsuitable blades, angles, or placement, transplanted hair may grow in an unnatural direction or produce an overly uniform appearance. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 The state also knew that a transplanted Midwesterner had been fired from her Cincinnati charter school, following felony charges related to misuse of public funds, and had been banned from teaching or running schools in Ohio. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 That protocol grew from the team’s experience performing the first lung transplant in a Covid patient in 2020, applying the lessons to removing lungs where treatment-resistant cancer was confined and replacing them with transplanted organs. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transplanted
  1. naturalized
  2. relocated
  3. imported
  4. hauled
  5. transmitted
  6. transported
  7. conveyed
  8. removed
Adjective
  • Aleksander Antonov, who came to the US as a Soviet refugee and has since become a naturalized US citizen, was arrested in 2025 when attempting to cross the border from Russia into Estonia.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Trump said of Omar, who is a naturalized American citizen from Somalia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • The company relocated its office to a new location in San Leandro back in March 2020, with the express goal of retaining 100% of its workers in the process.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Somewhere down the line, Sheridan relocated and retitled the show.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of relocated
Adjective
  • The company known for its retro household fans laid off more than 70 factory workers in February, blaming higher prices for imported parts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Doctors and supply chain experts say taxing imported generics would raise costs, spur rationing and lead to shortages of crucial drugs.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of imported
Verb
  • All of that material is currently hauled elsewhere for disposal, including round trips of about 200 miles to other biomass facilities.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • However, with five minutes left in regulation and Penn State threatening to score, Becht was hauled down while scrambling and fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Michigan.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of hauled
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  • The system transmitted 28 operating parameters, including load data, component temperatures, operating hours, and fault codes.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Under these pressures, a portion of cost increases has already transmitted to consumers through fare adjustments.
    — , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of transmitted
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  • Officers found an unconscious adult man who was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The development reflects a broader shift in modern defense planning towards modular weapons systems that can be transported, repositioned, and integrated into different operational environments with fewer platform-specific modifications.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of transported
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  • On the microphone, his promos conveyed a no-nonsense intensity that equally gripped viewers.
    — Rudy Chinchilla, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Saudi Foreign Ministry said Erdoğan conveyed condolences for the strikes on Saudi civilian targets, including the airport attack in Riyadh that killed 13 people over the weekend.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of conveyed
Verb
  • And immigration courts, which ultimately decide whether someone can be removed from the country, face more significant case backlogs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Acton has said that her stepfather repeatedly raped her as a pre-teenage girl and that her family lived in a tent at the time she was removed from their care.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
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