infixes

Definition of infixesnext
present tense third-person singular of infix
1
as in etches
to produce a vivid impression of a puzzling detail that had been infixed in the detective's mind for over a decade

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2
as in plants
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set a football coach celebrated for infixing in his players an all-consuming will to win

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Verb
  • Kirby beautifully etches these notions into Miss Black America.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Repot plants every two to three years into a container that is one to two sizes larger than the current pot.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The drop in temperatures comes as several states have already experienced their first frost or hard freeze, with NWS meteorologists advising people to bring pets and plants indoors as far south as Texas and Alabama as winter temperatures take hold.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • Every watch represents almost a full year of work, and the watchmaker engraves his signature on a gold plaque inside the movement after final testing.
    Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Nothing engraves glass as uniformly and perfectly as UV lasers.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
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  • The Upside Down is not a mirror dimension, but actually a wormhole/bridge to a separate dystopian world, The Abyss, which breeds all the Demogorgons and Demodogs.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2025
  • But everything else about Kelli breeds skepticism.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
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  • Natural rock formations rise through the living room floor, a detail that roots the design in the hillside itself, and a full renovation of an existing home brought it in line with the style of the main house while still maintaining its own identity.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Rising seas could swallow the land that roots our identity.
    Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Infixes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infixes. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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