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
But there's no way to implant an impurity in a single molecule.
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John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
But a similar attack might succeed in implanting malware into the drones themselves, with potentially catastrophic results for 200,000 Russian DJI quadcopters.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
In a study published in PNAS, Saez and colleagues recruited epilepsy patients who had previously had electrodes implanted in their brains.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
Either way, the next step would be to implant the resulting embryo into the womb of a modern-day female elephant.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
But a similar attack might succeed in implanting malware into the drones themselves, with potentially catastrophic results for 200,000 Russian DJI quadcopters.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
In a study published in PNAS, Saez and colleagues recruited epilepsy patients who had previously had electrodes implanted in their brains.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
Either way, the next step would be to implant the resulting embryo into the womb of a modern-day female elephant.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implant
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Nearly two decades before U.S. President Donald Trump eyed the strategic value of Greenland for the U.S., Russian explorers planted their country's flag on the seabed 14,000 feet below the North Pole.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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They were planted around a century ago, when the circus tycoon John Ringling and his wife, Mable, took up residence in their sprawling new winter estate in Sarasota, Florida.—
Thao Thai,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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According to Castro, what makes the Trump administration’s revocations unique is that they are sometimes rooted on the exercise of free speech – a basis that could eventually be challenged in court.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Brigham Young University alumni and donors haven’t had a chance to root on their school in a Sweet 16 game since 2011 when sharpshooter Jimmer Fredette carried the team into the national spotlight.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Researchers also found that intentional slights like disrespect and broken promises were most likely to predict breakups, while unintentional annoyances like clutter bred dissatisfaction.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Brown is a general manager bred in a bygone era, a straight-shooting former Seton Hall outfielder who’d rather scout amateur talent than scour spreadsheets.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 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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But in recent years, lung disease for miners has become a major concern again, Laney says, because coal increasingly comes from mines embedded in sandstone, and which generates dust that's 20 times more damaging to lungs than coal.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
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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Inside the body During the subsequent 24 hours, the virus takes root by lodging in her nasopharynx cells in the upper part of the throat and starts spreading to her lungs.—
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Implant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implant. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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