INLAID Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

inlaid

verb

Definition of inlaid

past tense of inlay

as in inset

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The lace inset in these pants is a subtle design touch that comes across as so intentional.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Large ventilation spaces surrounding them make the tail section appear inset into the vehicle's structure.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 May 2026

Definition of inset

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As a result, the Royals inserted Luke Maile behind the plate to finish the night.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Jabbour said an endovascular cerebrospinal fluid shunt, or E-shunt, is threaded into the brain with a catheter that's inserted through the groin.

— Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of inserted

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Flames erupt from plane after bird strike A cut in pay for a steady job?

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
On the first day of school, Pell said, that number dropped to 69, and he was told the district would hire more contract and assistant SLPs — the same positions the board voted to cut in April.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut in

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But other parts of the country are more like sensor deserts, where AQI scores are interpolated from readings made in far-off places, and precision is reduced.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
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

Definition of interpolated

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Mounds of boulder star coral, interspersed with elkhorn and staghorn, shelter Caribbean spiny lobsters and green moray eels.

— Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Live broadcasts of the volcano’s activity show periods of complete clarity interspersed with ash emissions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of interspersed

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His father worked in the steel industry and helped instill a strong work ethic in his children, Sullivan said.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
One former staffer, who worked in the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said he was trapped outside when the shooting started.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of worked in

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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

Definition of interjected

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