INLAYING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

inlaying

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present participle of inlay

as in inserting

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The resolution does not specify a schedule for inserting discrete one-hour corrections.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
French design firm Gilles & Boissier helped design the 21 guestrooms, inserting green spaces filled with palm trees and other tropical flora to make each living space feel ultra-private.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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Meanwhile, Adele Lonergan, co-founder of Covet Noir, is currently busy injecting small doses of chocolate and berry into her clients’ homes—despite her typical pull to neutrals.

— Hannah Coates, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026
Blazy, 42, who cannot resist injecting a mood-boosting millennial banger into his show music, was clearly having fun this season.

— Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

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As with the Pattern One, the grip ended in a round top nut, which secured the rat-tail tang to the grip, though the fitting was now done by cutting off the tang to length and cutting in the screw to take the nut.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is a constant threat cutting in from the left, and if Dembélé features, he will be given the freedom to drift and find pockets of space centrally.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

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The camera's image processor takes this data and creates a color image using a technique called demosaicing, which fills in missing color by interpolating information from the surrounding pixels.

— Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
Cinematic history is filled with examples, some more successful than others, of filmmakers creating dramas based on traumatic real events and interpolating raw documentary material to impart a sense of authenticity.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026

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