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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
These embryos were then implanted and nurtured through interspecies surrogacy, ultimately leading to the successful birth of a once-extinct species.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Apr. 2025
But adaptation to other novel environments is possible, as Vander Heiden discovered when his group implanted human breast cancer cells into either mammary fat or the brains of mice.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
But there's no way to implant an impurity in a single molecule.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
In normal silicon, a transistor's threshold voltage can be adjusted by doping the silicon—implanting impurities that change the semiconductor's behavior.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Apr. 2025
But adaptation to other novel environments is possible, as Vander Heiden discovered when his group implanted human breast cancer cells into either mammary fat or the brains of mice.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
But there's no way to implant an impurity in a single molecule.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
In normal silicon, a transistor's threshold voltage can be adjusted by doping the silicon—implanting impurities that change the semiconductor's behavior.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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If planting in full sun be sure to provide consistent moisture.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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The only problem is that planting much of a garden requires having a home with a back yard, a comfort that many millennials gave up on ever achieving around 2008.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2025
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After, wet the stem cutting and dip the end of it into a rooting hormone, which encourages strong, uniform root development.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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Step 4: Dip the cut end of the stem cutting into rooting hormone.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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As of now, there's no plan for the wolves to breed.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Lamm says that Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi will not be allowed to breed; moreover, the company anticipates genetically engineering just three to five more of the animals.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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These leaders should consider how to embed inclusiveness into their organizational culture and overall HR practices.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Iranian artists and intellectuals tend to rely on subtlety, embedding meaning within layers of metaphor and covert language: a necessity in a place where direct expression often comes at great risk.—
Rebecca Ruth Gould,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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According to Chief Joseph Ranch’s website, the cabin was built in 1916 and was used as lodging for the ranch’s staff.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists uncovered two iron spearheads, one of which was found lodged in a hip bone.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Implant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implant. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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