grafted

past tense of graft

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Hamida discovers the newborn still attached to her corpse by umbilical cord and saves him, breastfeeding and caring for the infant as her own.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Records provided to the Herald by Pertnoy show that the name attached to one Mailchimp account linked to People Count USA is Jorge Dominguez, a name that is not uncommon in Hispanic-heavy South Florida.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the creation was so popular that other grandes dames of international society were soon donning their own versions—affixed to semiprecious and precious stones such as aquamarine and morganite.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Kris Jenner is waiting in a Rolls-Royce out front, affixed with the same KngKylie plates and a glove compartment full of the upcoming Kylie Cosmetics lip gloss launch.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Game 3 is a must-win as the series is currently tied at one, and the winner of Monday's game will immediately be put in the best position to take home a World Series title.
    Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The newlywed woman and her new husband tied the knot in a civil ceremony at their property.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The concerned sister added that the family would keep looking.
    Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • One of America’s largest and bustling employment hubs, New York City, added fewer than 1,000 private sector jobs in the first half of this year.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Vandy inserted itself into the Playoff conversation by beating LSU last week, so why is our Playoff projections model still so low on the Commodores, who entered Saturday with just an 8 percent chance?
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In addition, many Department of Education employees who were furloughed were surprised to see a message blaming Democrats for the government shutdown inserted into their out-of-office replies.
    The NPR Network, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The goal, says Tyler Rutstein, senior vice president of global brand and Americas marketing and the new studio’s executive producer, is to do more to get in front of young GenZ and Gen Alpha consumers — which, increasingly, isn’t with a traditional commercial injected into a TV program.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Within 40 minutes, Iwamasa injected Perry with a third dose, at his request, and then prepared his hot tub for use before leaving the home to run errands.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For Stone, the Susa sandals aligned with the breezy sophistication of her archival spring 1996 Donna Karan ensemble, which consisted of a column skirt and a collared top daintily fastened at the chest.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Sturgeon from the Delaware River were likely fastened to a spit and basted with butter, then sprinkled with flour, nutmeg, mace, salt, sweet herbs, and breadcrumbs before being dressed in a tangy sauce that usually included anchovy, lobster, lemon, horseradish, and white wine.
    Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • My husband loves that this particular style is infused with a touch of precious metal to give off a slight metallic sheen.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to cushy armchairs, cafe tables and a retail counter, the new space has a sweeping bar that offers alcohol-free or hemp-infused versions of hard liquors.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Grafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grafted. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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