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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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
According to Isaacson, the couple conceived X via IVF and had planned to have a girl, but the embryo that got implanted was a boy.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025
The researchers wanted to develop a less invasive technique that allowed donor islets to be implanted in a site that was more accessible, such as under the skin, and that enabled the islets’ indefinite survival.
—Paul McClure 23, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
Only about 1 in 20,000 babies are born with heart block, and of those, Tan said that only 20% have a pacemaker implanted shortly after delivery.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Some of the deadlines are viewed by F.D.A. staff members as demanding, particularly the 30-day clock requiring them to authorize or add comments to studies of devices that are being implanted in humans for the first time.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025
The researchers wanted to develop a less invasive technique that allowed donor islets to be implanted in a site that was more accessible, such as under the skin, and that enabled the islets’ indefinite survival.
—Paul McClure 23, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
Only about 1 in 20,000 babies are born with heart block, and of those, Tan said that only 20% have a pacemaker implanted shortly after delivery.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Some of the deadlines are viewed by F.D.A. staff members as demanding, particularly the 30-day clock requiring them to authorize or add comments to studies of devices that are being implanted in humans for the first time.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implant
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This funding would have supported urban areas in planting shade-bearing trees in about 100 cities to help mitigate the effects of climate change.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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The city's largest tech company has planted deep roots in the East Liberty neighborhood and is looking to strengthen those ties.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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Taurus, connected to stability, beauty and abundance, invites us to root ourselves in the present and reap the rewards of hard work.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Love is just one of a handful of celebrities who have abandoned the U.S. and fled to the U.K. or rooted further in foreign countries as the second Trump administration goes into full swing.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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The country started breeding the dogs over 300 years ago to hunt badgers, according to the American Kennel Club.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Some are used as breeding stock; others are shipped directly to labs.—
ByRefael Kubersky,
science.org,
20 Mar. 2025
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Next, Adams encouraged hospitals to empower health care providers to have better conversations with patients and to embed public health information in every encounter.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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For chemistry - what harmful chemicals enter the world during manufacturing or are embedded within a material and are then released during use or at end of life?—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have found microplastics lodged deep in human lungs, buried in fatty tissues, and circulating in the bloodstream.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The 62-year-old Georgescu lodged his appeal with Romania's Constitutional Court in the capital Bucharest, a day after the Central Election Bureau rejected his candidacy, the court said.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Implant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implant. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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