inlaid

Definition of inlaidnext
past tense of inlay

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The gourmet kitchen has inset cabinetry, beam ceilings, an expansive island, a professional six-burner dual-oven range, dual dishwashers and a custom pizza oven.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Oval Glass Doors That front door with an oval glass inset?
    Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The union also says it was not informed when FIFA hired OnLocation to be its official hospitality partner, operating food and beverage during games at the tournament, which means a new corporate entity has been inserted into the employment relationship.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Biohazard waste containers are effective at keeping these items relatively inaccessible once they’re inserted until they’re emptied or disposed of appropriately.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The experimental treatment would use CRISPR, a gene-editing tool likened to biological scissors, to make precise cuts in the DNA to turn off a liver gene that prevents lipids — fatty substances including LDL cholesterol and triglycerides — from being cleared from the blood.
    David Cox, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Once reserves are depleted, recipients could see a 28% cut in benefits.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Its short half-life, however, required it to be injected several times a day, which limited its appeal as a drug, and the company ran out of funding.
    Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • That had Simone Fontecchio injected into the starting lineup for the eighth time this season, starting alongside Adebayo, Wiggins, Pelle Larsson and Davion Mitchell.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The song has been sampled or interpolated over 150 times, according to Whosampled.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • These annuals are easy to start from seed and can be interspersed throughout the garden or placed in containers.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • This tray has a pattern of frolicking orange bunnies, interspersed with blooming pink flowers and soft green leaves.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Musk spent more than two hundred and fifty million dollars to help Trump get reëlected, and worked in the White House for months.
    Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Outside of YouTube, Mama Bee worked in pharmaceuticals, and Papa Bee worked in market research, both netting six-figure salaries.
    Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As Martin spoke to USA TODAY another man, who did not give his name, interjected.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Before Corgan could expand on that thought, Love interjected and said Grohl has written four songs about her and that her friend Scott Weiland has written two.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Inlaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlaid. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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