injected

past tense of inject

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Recent Examples of injected Post-deadline promotions of Brett Bateman and Charles McAdoo injected speed into the lineup. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 It's injected into the abdomen, releasing into the body slowly over time. Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026 The tests found that during the checkout process, Phia opened a background tab and injected its own cookie into the sales process, overriding legitimate referrals from other publishers. Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 Hydrogen is injected into the cylinders at much lower pressure and temperature than in a diesel engine, and a spark causes ignition. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 But Marais cautions that Starship's size and the much more frequent launches that will be needed to deploy the vast constellations would result in an overall increase in the pollution injected into the upper atmosphere. Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Some people injected the peptides into muscle instead of the arm or belly fat, which could alter how quickly the drugs reach the bloodstream. C. Michael White, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 Lebson and Richards ⁠denied that ​allegation, saying that Robert Gilman was held in extremely harsh conditions, tortured and injected with mind-altering drugs by guards, treatment ​that led to his transfer to the civilian hospital. Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026 The way coaches work and develop kids in college, more of that needs to be injected here. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injected
Verb
  • As a result, the Royals inserted Luke Maile behind the plate to finish the night.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Jabbour said an endovascular cerebrospinal fluid shunt, or E-shunt, is threaded into the brain with a catheter that's inserted through the groin.
    Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Temporary flight restrictions were introduced at all four of Moscow's international airports, Russia's federal flight transport agency Rosviatsiya said on Telegram.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • They are being introduced proactively to protect against future cybersecurity incidents rather than in response to a breach.
    Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Injected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injected. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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