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grafting

[graf-ting, grahf-] / ˈgræf tɪŋ, ˈgrɑf- /


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Fat grafting might sound intense, but it’s a kind of natural filler.

From Slate Feb. 22, 2026

"All that grafting she had done for my future and it was stolen. We've had to sell musical instruments and our car, and we were briefly homeless."

From BBC Jan. 18, 2026

It made me think of orchardists past, piling their harvest into pies and preserves, or grafting tree after tree to keep a favored variety alive.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

The procedure involves replacing a damaged ulnar collateral ligament in a player’s throwing elbow by grafting a tendon from the wrist of his non-throwing arm.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 27, 2024

I consider the possibilities of grafting the woody stems from one plant to another.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan



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