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to put among or between others
injected one more comment into the body of the text
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Recent Examples of injects
The playful, outfit-making detail immediately injects fun into any look and, when done well, can also be pretty chic.
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Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
As with anything involving high schoolers, Brian takes a seemingly low-stakes scenario and injects it with high-stakes emotion.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
This routine is a foundation and powder-puffed process that injects a cushiony boost of confidence into her performance.
—Kayla Blanton, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
The restraining order injects fresh uncertainty into the race as candidates jockey for position and funding in the crucial weeks leading up to the ballot.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Riley injects her memories of these moments as well.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
And the blistering fretwork from Collen and Campbell injects every Def Leppard song with adrenaline.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
For instance, Mars in Aries injects you with explosive momentum, but its shift into Taurus (May 18) — followed by intense pressure from Pluto (May 25) — sheds light on where impatience, control issues or fear of loss is sabotaging your progress.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
The duo injects a dose of NYC swagger to the thumping bassline, which is sure to make listeners’ shoulders bop.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2026
Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
As with anything involving high schoolers, Brian takes a seemingly low-stakes scenario and injects it with high-stakes emotion.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
This routine is a foundation and powder-puffed process that injects a cushiony boost of confidence into her performance.
—Kayla Blanton, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
The restraining order injects fresh uncertainty into the race as candidates jockey for position and funding in the crucial weeks leading up to the ballot.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Riley injects her memories of these moments as well.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
And the blistering fretwork from Collen and Campbell injects every Def Leppard song with adrenaline.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
For instance, Mars in Aries injects you with explosive momentum, but its shift into Taurus (May 18) — followed by intense pressure from Pluto (May 25) — sheds light on where impatience, control issues or fear of loss is sabotaging your progress.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
The duo injects a dose of NYC swagger to the thumping bassline, which is sure to make listeners’ shoulders bop.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injects
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Meanwhile, Catherine’s ignored handmaid, Nelly (Hong Chau), inserts herself into everyone’s drama out of pique.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps most perceptively captivating is the sweetly cunning way Marczak inserts himself into the film.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Ritz Kids program introduces younger guests to the excitement of the island through games, arts and crafts, and adventures in and around the water.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Levy Rozman wrote a book that introduces infants to the chess board.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2026
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In the middle of the date, the FBI interjects and arrests the man, blowing up Athena’s cover.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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As the reporter continues speaking, though, Holland then interjects with a quick correction.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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North Korea’s often-wild rhetoric, combined with nuclear weapons development, adds further international frictions.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The production has long attracted performers from across the entertainment world, and the pairing of two Dancing with the Stars alumni in leading roles adds a new dimension to its legacy of drawing audiences beyond traditional theatergoers.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Templeton intersperses these pictures with fragments from her teen diaries.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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Greengrass intersperses those blistering moments with scenes of firefighters and other authorities talking about how to deal with the fire and filling in plot points away from the action.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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