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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Fashion is increasingly appealing to consumers — and investors — by very consciously inserting itself into the cultural conversation.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
The coaching staff demonstrated this by immediately inserting Lemon into the first-team offense upon his return and playing him throughout the first half of the preseason finale against the Cincinnati Bengals.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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The sensational international rescue of the famously sentient creatures, replete with colossal cargo planes, huge crates and Shedd staffers working in the dead of night to transport and care for the whales, must have looked made for social media.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Was working in the feature-length format freeing or more challenging?

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

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That meant Alo didn’t have to spend its launch introducing itself.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
SpaceX hasn’t attempted a Super Heavy return to launch site and catch since introducing the most recent Starship design upgrade, Version 3, which lifted off for the first time on Flight 12 in May.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026

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