inlaid

Definition of inlaidnext
past tense of inlay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inlaid
Verb
  • The lace inset details add a romantic touch, and the body-skimming midi cut works nicely in a more formal setting.
    Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
  • However, some people find two-wheel luggage more durable since the two wheels are usually inset further than four-wheel luggage.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Head coach Mike Brown substituted Hart out and inserted Landry Shamet, who helped spark the Knicks' fourth-quarter rally.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
  • Now the government has inserted itself into the process.
    Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Verb
  • The cast chuckled before Griffin cut in with some deep NBA lore.
    Mike Prada, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • Second round of layoffs in recent years In early 2023, Maher's predecessor, the late John Lansing, ordered a 10% cut in staff.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • The resident evil has injected himself with the vaccine before unleashing the virus.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
  • Sumrall has injected urgency, accountability and toughness into a program that desperately needed all three.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • There are interpolated bits of backstory to explain character — Simon and Jack would be left at school over Christmas by their parents (abusive and cold, respectively).
    Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
  • Part of Ayers’s respect in the hip-hop community is derived from his willingness to work with the artists who’ve sampled and interpolated him.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The performance will be interspersed with historical facts and anecdotes about the music.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
  • As in Kourliandski’s quartet, specks and splatters of sound are interspersed with silences.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Search operations on Saturday involved eight local divers who worked in shifts to locate the bodies, the Italian Foreign Ministry said.
    CBS News, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • Watkins, who worked in higher education for 45 years before retiring in 2023, admitted there were some who questioned why someone who earned reportedly more than $90 million in a pro basketball career would be in college.
    Jason Jones, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • Harvey Barnes interjected and darted forward, crossing for Nick Woltemade, but West Ham were playing at 33rpm to Newcastle’s 45.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • As Cretton and Guest looked on and occasionally interjected, Abdul-Mateen described a tough first Zoom meeting that left him feeling slighted.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Inlaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlaid. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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