transplanted 1 of 2

adjective

as in introduced

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transplanted

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verb

past tense of transplant
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as in relocated

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as in replanted

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Recent Examples of transplanted
Adjective
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 But after the new health plan became active in January, Smith said, Blackman faced one hurdle after another getting approval for the antirejection medications needed to prevent his body from attacking his transplanted heart. — Renuka Rayasam, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 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 Some transplanted hair sheds in the first weeks. — Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 The successful transplant was remarkable at the time because dialysis, which helps a patient survive until a compatible donor is found, had not yet been developed; and because immunosuppressants had not been developed to protect the transplanted kidney from rejection. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026 The Phoenix Pavilion, as it was known, remained in place after the World's Fair, and was restored with transplanted flora following the Century of Progress Exposition of 1933-34 to the north at Northerly Island, Bachrach said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transplanted
  1. naturalized
  2. relocated
  3. imported
  4. hauled
  5. transmitted
  6. transported
  7. conveyed
  8. removed
Adjective
  • For naturalized citizens facing a federal criminal investigation, immigration consequences should never be viewed as an afterthought.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Berterame is a native of Argentina but became a naturalized Mexican citizen in 2024 and represents the Mexican national team.
    — Michelle Kaufman August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Aparcedo and her family spent three years in a shelter following the floods before being relocated to a public housing project — which toppled in the June earthquake.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Originally intended to shoot in New Mexico, production relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma after costs became prohibitive.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of relocated
Adjective
  • Rio de Janeiro and the Serra Fluminense Rafa Costa e Silva leads Lasai, an intimate 10-seat restaurant in Rio, where the cooking is driven by ingredients from nearby farms and small producers rather than imported luxury.
    — Mikael Castro, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026
  • This marks a dramatic turnaround from earlier years when imported titles commanded roughly double the audience of domestic productions.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Definition of imported
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  • What remains of the trade are 25,000 American horses, gathered up by kill buyers and hauled to slaughter plants across our northern and southern borders.
    — Wayne Pacelle, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Over several weeks, crews physically unbolted and hauled out heavy machinery, dragging thousands of tons of steel out the door.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • Gajdusek had come to the idea of injecting animals after a veterinary pathologist noticed that the brains of kuru patients resembled those of sheep with scrapie, a fatal neurological disease transmitted through exposure to infected tissues.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Hoodoo was transmitted orally in these early centuries and was never homogeneous.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of transmitted
Verb
  • Prosecutors say the father suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • One man, found with a gunshot wound to the face in the parking lot, was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of transported
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  • Meaning can also be conveyed simultaneously through hand movements, facial expressions, head position, arms, and torso.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Something about his gold chain, open top button and cellphone-in-hand stance conveyed authority and romantic appeal.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of conveyed
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  • In 2025, the US State Department removed its multi-million-dollar bounties for several key Taliban leaders who had transitionally assumed top positions within the Afghan government.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • With Boone removed from the contest and the Blue Jays already up a run, Kirk spoiled Bradley Hanner’s major league debut with a solo homer in the eighth inning.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
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