FITTING (IN OR INTO) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

fitting (in or into)

verb

present participle of fit (in or into)

as in inserting

to put among or between others do you think you can fit this picture into the album? I can fit you in between my two o'clock and three o'clock appointments

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Fast-forward to the ’90s, and aftermarket tuners were routinely cracking open an engine’s computer, removing the appropriate memory chip, inserting it into a reader, and writing lines of code to a new chip.

— Peter Nelson, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has used his office to intervene on behalf of donors since taking office last year, inserting the state’s lawyers in civil disputes to help developers and car dealers.

— Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

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An Associated Press investigation revealed that Khan was alleged to have seen the woman working in another ICC department and moved her into his office.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has at least two dozen employees working in the DRC.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026

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At least that’s what Major League Soccer, one of the first leagues to use the system, wrote in the news release introducing it.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Connecticut Ballet founder Brett Raphael will be present at all the shows, introducing or narrating the pieces.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

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