as in stealing
dishonest activity in which people with power (such as political leaders) use their position and influence to get money and advantages
The newspaper published a series of articles exposing graft in the city government.
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Recent Examples of graft
Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
Outbreaks between 2015 and 2017, in Georgia homeless shelters, and a 2021 nationwide outbreak resulting from patients infected from contaminated bone grafts have been larger, the federal agency said in an email.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2025
More than his previous turns as host, that one seemed the most like a successful experiment to graft the sensibility of vintage Chappelle’s Show onto modern-era Saturday Night Live.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Corruption and graft were prevalent in that environment, and federal employment meant absolute fealty to the president.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
Outbreaks between 2015 and 2017, in Georgia homeless shelters, and a 2021 nationwide outbreak resulting from patients infected from contaminated bone grafts have been larger, the federal agency said in an email.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
That was the year when Fred Popenoe, proprietor of the West India Gardens nursery in Altadena, sent an emissary to Mexico with the task of bringing back budwood cuttings for the purpose of grafting them onto avocado seedlings, with the hope that some would become commercially successful varieties.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2025
More than his previous turns as host, that one seemed the most like a successful experiment to graft the sensibility of vintage Chappelle’s Show onto modern-era Saturday Night Live.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graft
Verb
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The Trump administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, and instead trusts them to use common sense.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2025
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In 2024, Maryland tied for No. 128 nationally in sacks and tied for 71st in tackles for loss.—
Grace Raynor,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Although Thailand is generally considered a safe destination for travelers, theft is not uncommon.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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With stowaway straps, this dual-purpose duffel doubles as a backpack, and the main compartment is lockable to prevent in-flight theft.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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Each have one of nearly 50 model numbers on labels affixed to the bottom of the products.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2025
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They were affixed to dresses, tied back hair, and even adorned homewear.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2025
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The coach inserts Ryan Davis, Alex Mangold, Eli Allen and Alex Sessoms.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Trump has been inserting himself into the sports world in the first months of his second term.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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What To Know In a January 13 robbery, thieves cut an air brake hose on a BNSF freight train in Arizona.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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The store’s insurance policy could not make up for the financial loss from the robberies, Varner said, and filing a claim likely would have likely led to the store’s insolvency.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Feb. 2025
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The program’s rules, which were created during the Biden administration, previously favored broadband lines made of fiber-optic cables attached to homes.—
Cecilia Kang,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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Across the top of its wings, Wissa and her team had carefully attached three rows of thin, flexible plastic flaps, hinged with tape.—
Saugat Bolakhe,
WIRED,
5 Mar. 2025
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Brown posted both her own and Paltrow’s look to Instagram on a two-image carousel, and tagged the actor too as her reference.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
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Trachtenberg wrote, adding heart and paint palette emojis and tagging Hauser & Wirth, which is the art gallery where Eugenie works today.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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The rousing offering injected new life into the visionary chestnut Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Sir Tim Rice first offered audiences in 1969.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Currently, the common approach to islet transplantation involves injecting islets extracted from a donor pancreas into the hepatic portal vein, typically via a thin needle inserted into the liver through the skin.—
Paul McClure
February 23,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Graft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graft. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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