inlaid

past tense of inlay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inlaid
Verb
  • Main image, an Elon Musk dummy is beheaded on stage, inset, an image of Musk.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The zipper also does not span the entire top of the bag; rather, it is inset about an inch on each side, where a pair of clip-down flaps allows the bag to take on less of a tote shape and more of a boxy profile.
    Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But government growth is expected to stall, as budget problems could lead to cuts in the workforce.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The extension of the expiring Obamacare tax credits have been a focus for Democrats, along with rolling back Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
    Zach LaChance, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Records showed that the original proposal was $67 million, and that DeSantis administration officials inserted the $10 million donation late in the negotiation.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The All-American senior safety suffered a knee injury early in the fourth quarter against Weber State after he was inserted as an offensive player.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the contests have injected new interest in the animals, as well as a new industry enjoying government support.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The newspaper reported in June that dozens of women in France had claimed they had been injected with foreign substances in public against their will.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Inlaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlaid. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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