inlaid

past tense of inlay

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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
  • The requests come at a fiscally unstable time for the district, which has had to make tens of millions of dollars worth of cuts in recent years to maintain local control.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Transfer pan to preheated oven; roast until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of breast registers 165°F, 1 hour to 1 hour, 10 minutes.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Having a large needle inserted into my spine for 20 minutes in order to collect enough cerebrospinal fluid was terrifying.
    Michelle Maves, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When beauty becomes something to be injected or filtered, self-acceptance becomes harder to achieve.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Reuse is reclaimed and treated, then injected into the drinking water system (called direct potable reuse, or DPR) or into a surface water source (called indirect potable reuse, or IPR).
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Inlaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlaid. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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