inserted

past tense of insert

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inserted The researchers also found that an item containing copper and gold had been inserted into Zosia’s mouth or nose after death. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Sprinkle with sliced almonds and bake for 35-40 minutes until the cake is golden and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Bake, rotating the pan after 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 And because Preservé also allows an implant to be inserted above the muscle, recovery time can be shortened from an average of four to six weeks to a few days, while also retaining nipple sensation and muscle structure. Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Luwi still has a photograph of his skull wound, taken three days after the attack, as well as the medical record of his hospital stay, inserted on the first page of his journal, a black leather notebook with a snap. Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the brownies comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026 As a result, the Royals inserted Luke Maile behind the plate to finish the night. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inserted
Verb
  • If reelected, Luxon is seeking to make his government the latest worldwide to enact age restrictions for social media platforms after dozens of countries have either introduced or are mulling such measures.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • When O’Flynn arrived to begin character development, she was introduced to the story’s parents, played by two actors with a lifetime’s worth of Leigh films under their belt.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • His abrupt exit upended the crowded primary race and injected fresh uncertainty into it just weeks before mail-in ballots were sent out.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The cleartext injected a prompt that ultimately caused Gemini to violate its safety rules.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The streamer also released a short teaser, showing a bank of 1990s-era TV sets airing footage of the series interspersed with news reports of the high school soccer team’s rescue.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In the podcast, conversations with guests are interspersed with rambling reflections from Von, who is open about his past issues with substance abuse.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Arike Ogunbowale scored a season-high 32 points, Jessica Shepard added a career-best 26 and the Dallas Wings beat Indiana 91-85 on Thursday night, ending the Fever's five-game winning streak.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The study hypothesized that the sickle was added before the body fully decomposed since no joints were detached or displaced, as archaeologists would expect if a grave were to be disturbed after the body became a skeleton.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • After a lengthy and contentious back and forth over questions posed by Reddington, Judge William Sullivan interjected to keep proceedings on topic.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Dubón expressed frustration that Torres didn’t check with the first-base umpire, and then manager Walt Weiss interjected in his defense.
    Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Inserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inserted. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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