injecting

present participle of inject

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of injecting According to Dashika Balak, a doctor who leads Fiji's national HIV treatment, care and support efforts, the risk of HIV transmission has also been exacerbated by a nationwide shift from smoking meth to injecting it. — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026 The lawsuit also accuses Peters of later injecting the girl with a fat-dissolving substance during a livestream without consent. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026 Guzman was also charged with possessing a device for using, injecting or ingesting drugs, according to the complaint. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 The prosecution had stated that Letby had killed some of the babies by injecting air into their bloodstreams; the argument relied, largely, on a 1989 paper that described the symptoms of air embolisms in newborns. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 Rey’s directing style keeps the spirit of Mumblecore cinema while bringing it into the immediate present, injecting subtle political commentary into naturalistic scenes. — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 There's no fan, no turbines, no drive shafts, no nothing except for nozzles for injecting fuel into the tube. — New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2026 After spending much of the past decade injecting left-wing politics into its brand, Nike is now set to be removed from the S&P 100, ending a run of nearly 18 years in the blue-chip index. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Channel design legend Frances Elkins by injecting your interiors with a peach moment or lean into the cottagecore aesthetic with a gingham print. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injecting
Verb
  • The most finicky part of the setup was actually inserting the battery for the igniter.
    — Noah Kaufman, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
  • For Murray Hooper, medical officials again struggled to find his vein and ended up inserting a catheter near his groin, according to the Arizona Republic.
    — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While introducing his new film, Gilroy praised the festival’s lineup as a bright spot amid an increasingly turbulent Hollywood landscape.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Back in 1964, even a relatively enlightened critic like Robert Shelton, who played a pivotal role in introducing Bob Dylan to a national audience three years before, was a Beatles skeptic.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Injecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injecting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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