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
Jodie Cook, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
President Trump is right to ignore him and solve for peace independent of the disgusting, massive graft machine feeding off the dead bodies of Ukrainian soldiers.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
This one is both meaner-spirited and clumsier, as Brooker grafts his prank call coming from inside the house onto a denunciation of one of the planet’s profoundest manmade evils: the health-care industry.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Find early-stage ventures where your up front graft might pay off for years.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
President Trump is right to ignore him and solve for peace independent of the disgusting, massive graft machine feeding off the dead bodies of Ukrainian soldiers.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
Some rosebushes are grafted, meaning that a plant of one variety has been joined to the roots of another type.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
This one is both meaner-spirited and clumsier, as Brooker grafts his prank call coming from inside the house onto a denunciation of one of the planet’s profoundest manmade evils: the health-care industry.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graft
Verb
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The Waters/Agassi partnership ground out rallies but the teenagers persevered and tied the match.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The doc examines Naomi Judd’s complicated bond with her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, that both tied them together and drove them apart.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Ziegler was still at large after authorities issued a warrant for her arrest on a felony theft of property count, the release states.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
1 May 2025
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Motor vehicle theft – The theft of a motor vehicle.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
Verb
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But in recent weeks, sometime after March, a series of ornate gold medallions—originally affixed to the ceiling cornice—have started to appear elsewhere in the room, as if the unique piece of decor were multiplying itself.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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That’s because the standard EEG typically uses 21 of them, affixed to the scalp in strategic positions to capture activity from various brain regions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 May 2025
Verb
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To explain this apparent contradiction, the team theorized that the material was likely inserted through the rectum.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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The team inserted this enzyme into Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a common member of the human gut microbiome.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Do not physically resist any robbery attempt unless forced into a vehicle or remote area.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Upshaw has a 2017 robbery conviction, and has been convicted of gun possession before, according to the criminal complaint.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
Verb
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From that point on, they've been practically attached at the hip, often dressing alike and taking in Broadway musicals.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
4 May 2025
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Bullock, Reeves, Oppenheim, Mark Gordon, Bibby Dunn, and Sarah Bremner are attached as producers.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
Verb
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The Grammy winner then punctuated the sentiment by tagging both Clairo and McGuire and typing out an old-school heart symbol.—
Glenn Rowley,
Billboard,
2 May 2025
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Brittany wrote over the picture, tagging her husband at the bottom.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Exposing himself to the venom of snakes for nearly two decades, by injecting venom and allowing himself to be bitten, Friede had generated antibodies that were effective against several snake neurotoxins at once.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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That is the kind of player that will help to inject a ton of new life into New York.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Graft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graft. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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