transplanting

Example Sentences

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In practice, he argues, many innovations grow out of existing ones, often by borrowing or transplanting concepts from one field to another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

She was a master gardener, expert at transplanting Japanese maples, according to her neighbor, Patty Hall.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

To celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary, they're transplanting the event from Seoul to Middlesex.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

"We found that people were actively transplanting and cultivating hazelnuts hundreds of kilometers from their place of origin," Armstrong explains of the expansive trade activity the maps illustrated.

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2024

My plan is to start them off in small containers and then locate a place later for transplanting.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan