inlaid

Definition of inlaidnext
past tense of inlay

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Large ventilation spaces surrounding them make the tail section appear inset into the vehicle's structure.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 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
  • In Leo’s case, the first-generation constellation is designed to span 3,232 satellites inserted into specific orbits to cover certain geographic regions.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • For small, simple molecules, the researchers simply inserted a gene that encodes a pore protein into the SpudCell genome.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Both compartments run the full width of the unit versus being cut in half(ish) vertically in a side-by-side.
    Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
  • But funding from the city and county was recently cut in half, said the center’s chief executive, Amy Turk.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The Lewis family, the north London club’s majority owners, injected £100m to provide fresh working capital last month, following a previous £100m injection last October.
    Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Baltic Yachts injected some Miami Vice flavor into the DNA of its latest vessel.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 July 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
  • As mourners talked quietly, nursery rhymes were interspersed with traditional gospel hymns.
    Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • On his Instagram, happy photos of his family living the American dream are interspersed with violent admonitions about the forces lurking in his own community and seeking to destroy him.
    Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Andy Davies, a referee who worked in the Premier League and Championship and was a Select Group referee for over 12 seasons, published a short analysis of the VAR process on this play for ESPN, saying that the review should never have taken place.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Gina’s worked in women’s media for over a decade, running sites like HelloGiggles and then running shopping at sites like Scary Mommy and Well+Good.
    Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Maher interjected, citing a settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems.
    Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026
  • Carr interjected, eager to include the 41-year-old unrestricted free agent in the conversation of incumbent on-ball presences on the Lakers.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 27 June 2026
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“Inlaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlaid. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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