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to put among or between others
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Recent Examples of injecting
The trick is going into the eye to the retina which lines the back [of the eye], like an inner tube, and injecting the material [vector] between the photoreceptor nerve cells and the retinal pigment epithelium cells, which lie underneath.
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Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Scorpions are armed with dual front pincers (technically known as chelae or pedipalp appendages) and a venom-injecting telson, or stinger, on the posterior of their tail.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
Pipeline operators may also employ more incremental remedies, such as moving oil faster through the pipelines by injecting drag-reducing agents or increasing the number of pump stations.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
Swalwell’s departure reshaped the field, injecting new momentum into Becerra’s campaign and boosting his fundraising.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2026
The funding, SpaceNews wrote, speaks to China’s broader space ambitions and strategy of injecting state capital into private industry.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
All Florida executions are carried out by injecting a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Last year was a record-breaking one for international tourism, injecting trillions of dollars into the global economy and supporting millions of jobs.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
In a similar instance of repeating unfounded scientific claims, the president suggested in 2020 that injecting disinfectants could kill the COVID-19 virus.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Scorpions are armed with dual front pincers (technically known as chelae or pedipalp appendages) and a venom-injecting telson, or stinger, on the posterior of their tail.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
Pipeline operators may also employ more incremental remedies, such as moving oil faster through the pipelines by injecting drag-reducing agents or increasing the number of pump stations.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
Swalwell’s departure reshaped the field, injecting new momentum into Becerra’s campaign and boosting his fundraising.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2026
The funding, SpaceNews wrote, speaks to China’s broader space ambitions and strategy of injecting state capital into private industry.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
All Florida executions are carried out by injecting a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Last year was a record-breaking one for international tourism, injecting trillions of dollars into the global economy and supporting millions of jobs.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
In a similar instance of repeating unfounded scientific claims, the president suggested in 2020 that injecting disinfectants could kill the COVID-19 virus.
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injecting
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Spectrum is inserting a brief message between two runs of the same commercial.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The Marvel mastermind cemented his place in entertainment history, not just by bringing the superhero stories to life across different media, but by inserting himself in that history.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026
Verb
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For farm-fresh eggs with a little debris on the shell, a dry cloth is all that is needed—introducing water can push bacteria inward through the porous shell rather than clearing it away.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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The incorporation of UAVs into regular military operations marked a paradigm shift in the conduct of warfare, introducing new tactical possibilities, strategic dilemmas, and ethical debates that continue to evolve.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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“Injecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injecting. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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