transplanting

verb

present participle of transplant
1
as in hauling

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2
as in replanting

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transplanting
  1. hauling
  2. transporting
  3. transmitting
  4. carrying
  5. conveying
  6. relocating
  7. removing
  8. driving
Verb
  • To protect the boardwalk and the homes there, the city has been hauling sand from the west end of the beach to the east to create a buffer between the ocean and the shore.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For now, Starship's most immediate role is hauling Starlink satellites in orbit.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of hauling
Verb
  • The aircraft was originally designed for tactical logistics, transporting supplies to military personnel and vessels rather than engaging aerial targets.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Peltola required medical attention after the accident, which happened when another vehicle crashed into the one transporting Peltola and her family, the campaign said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of transporting
Verb
  • That role demands reliable equipment capable of transmitting strategic instructions during severe national security crises.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The latest hotter than expected PPI figures indicate that price pressures are now transmitting from the energy sector into the broader real economy.
    — , CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of transmitting
Verb
  • Different animal species have their own flea species, so rats and plague-carrying fleas traveled together.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
  • That supplier could be seen in a video carrying a bag, which prosecutors say contained a kilo of cocaine.
    — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of carrying
Verb
  • Authorities later charged Milne with one count of making threats or conveying false information concerning an act of terrorism.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In her remarks, the WNBA commissioner sounded alternately satisfied and sensitive, conveying her pride for the undeniable growth of the league over her term while also occasionally striking a defensive tone.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of conveying
Verb
  • Many of our supply chain partners are following suit by relocating or expanding their existing presence in the area.
    — Paul Cho, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • That outlet also says her husband Prince Harry and their two young children will not be relocating to Australia.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of relocating
Verb
  • Hoffenheim's Andrej Kramaric scored the club's 1,000th Bundesliga goal, and Alexander Prass was sent off after removing his shirt to celebrate his goal while already booked.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The takeaway here is that removing debris from orbit requires careful planning.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of removing
Verb
  • That's primarily the point, said Idaho House Majority Leader Jason Monks, a Republican who sponsored the measure as a means of driving up voter turnout during the midterm elections.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Technique works well in testing This strategy optimizes both the transport and perovskite layers together, driving efficiency and durability to record levels.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Transplanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transplanting. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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