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Recent Examples of injected
This season’s round of creative director debuts injected a welcome sense of anticipation and excitement to the Milan shows.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Typically harvested from the thighs or abdomen via liposuction or a syringe, fat is gently purified and re-injected to restore volume and smooth wrinkles on the face, hands, and beyond.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors allege Sarah injected him with excessive insulin and delayed calling 911.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The surgeons injected the gene therapy, which included DNA delivered by an inactivated virus vector, coding for instructions to turn off production of the huntingtin protein.
—Alice Park, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Although Swift, 35, didn’t attend her fiancé Travis Kelce’s international game, and hasn’t been as visible at NFL games so far this season, the energy that Swift has injected into the sport is palpable.
—Nick Maslow, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
The therapy is administered surgically, using a technique in which it is injected directly into the striatum, a part of the brain involved in cognitive, emotional and motor functions as well as certain processing.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Bargas, 53, has injected the program with stability.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Once plants expanded from the oceans onto land, however, their roots injected carbon dioxide directly into the soil where weathering reactions were strongest.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Typically harvested from the thighs or abdomen via liposuction or a syringe, fat is gently purified and re-injected to restore volume and smooth wrinkles on the face, hands, and beyond.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors allege Sarah injected him with excessive insulin and delayed calling 911.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The surgeons injected the gene therapy, which included DNA delivered by an inactivated virus vector, coding for instructions to turn off production of the huntingtin protein.
—Alice Park, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Although Swift, 35, didn’t attend her fiancé Travis Kelce’s international game, and hasn’t been as visible at NFL games so far this season, the energy that Swift has injected into the sport is palpable.
—Nick Maslow, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
The therapy is administered surgically, using a technique in which it is injected directly into the striatum, a part of the brain involved in cognitive, emotional and motor functions as well as certain processing.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Bargas, 53, has injected the program with stability.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Once plants expanded from the oceans onto land, however, their roots injected carbon dioxide directly into the soil where weathering reactions were strongest.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injected
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In an instant, the president inserted himself into doctor-patient relationships all over the country.—
Edith Bracho-Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Close grill lid and cook until a thermometer inserted in center of steaks registers 122°F to 125°F (for medium-rare) or to desired degree of doneness, 10 to 20 minutes, depending on size of steak.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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Its roots trace back to the Spanish colonization of Mexico in the 16th century, when wheat was introduced to the Americas.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The company also introduced a happy hour menu and brought back other fan favorites, SeafoodSource reported.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Injected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injected. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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