as in introduced
to put among or between others
surreptitiously inserted the book in its proper place on the shelf
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Recent Examples of inserted
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.
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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
Roast until the chicken is cooked through the center (an instant-read thermometer should register 165 degrees when inserted in the thickest part), 25 to 30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the meat.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
In addition, many Department of Education employees who were furloughed were surprised to see a message blaming Democrats for the government shutdown inserted into their out-of-office replies.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
This means that even a very small number of malicious files inserted into training data can teach a model to behave in unexpected or harmful ways when triggered by a specific phrase or pattern.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
In August, a Ramsey County judge struck down a state law banning binary triggers because DFL lawmakers inserted it into a 1,400-page bill in the final hours of the 2024 legislative session, violating the Minnesota Constitution’s Single Subject and Title Clause.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
The researchers inserted genes for a lactate-polymerizing enzyme (LPE) into the bacteria.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
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
Roast until the chicken is cooked through the center (an instant-read thermometer should register 165 degrees when inserted in the thickest part), 25 to 30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the meat.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
In addition, many Department of Education employees who were furloughed were surprised to see a message blaming Democrats for the government shutdown inserted into their out-of-office replies.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
This means that even a very small number of malicious files inserted into training data can teach a model to behave in unexpected or harmful ways when triggered by a specific phrase or pattern.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
In August, a Ramsey County judge struck down a state law banning binary triggers because DFL lawmakers inserted it into a 1,400-page bill in the final hours of the 2024 legislative session, violating the Minnesota Constitution’s Single Subject and Title Clause.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
The researchers inserted genes for a lactate-polymerizing enzyme (LPE) into the bacteria.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inserted
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Curry also remembered the future president being very eager for his then-girlfriend, Marla Maples, to be introduced to the film's director, Chris Columbus.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Oct. 2025
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In 2009 the firm introduced the Eco label, anticipating consumers’ demand for sustainable eyewear.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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When beauty becomes something to be injected or filtered, self-acceptance becomes harder to achieve.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
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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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Several other awards were also handed out at the ceremony, which was interspersed with a concert by the Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Dirk Brossé.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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The minimally landscaped areas immediately around the house quickly give way to the arid landscape, the spiny shrubs and Joshua trees interspersed with several sculptures set against the undulating shadow lines of the distant mountains.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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Chet Holmgren added 28 points and Ajay Mitchell scored 16 off the bench for the defending champs.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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Duffy, however, added that the absences were isolated, and the agency is prepared to slow air traffic as needed to meet controller staffing levels.—
John Tufts,
Freep.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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The song has been sampled or interpolated over 150 times, according to Whosampled.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Pirro interjected in response to a reporter’s question about the matter.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
24 Sep. 2025
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The forum moderator then interjected and turned to Mike Hilborn, who said his commercial landlord recently raised the rent for his power washing and snow plowing company from $17,000 per month to $22,000 per month after showing him how property taxes had gone up for the building.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Inserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inserted. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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