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
Rocklin High coach Steve Taylor inserted the then-6-foot-4 Lavrenov into the Thunder’s varsity lineup as a wide-eyed freshman in the fall of 2021.
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The coach inserted Clarkson at the top of the fourth quarter with the Knicks up 32 and played him the remainder of regulation.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Although many people love the idea of acupuncture, others are afraid of having hundreds of needles inserted into their skin.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Self had two more stents inserted last July.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Bake until golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into center registers 160°F, 35 to 40 minutes.
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
Florida's Sergei Bobrovsky beelined out of his crease and all the way down the ice to take on San Jose's Alex Nedeljkovic, who had inserted himself into a scrum in the corner with 14 minutes left.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of chicken registers 165°, about 15 minutes.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Once the bulb has finished blooming, remove the wax coating and any wires that may have been inserted into the bottom of the bulb.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The coach inserted Clarkson at the top of the fourth quarter with the Knicks up 32 and played him the remainder of regulation.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Although many people love the idea of acupuncture, others are afraid of having hundreds of needles inserted into their skin.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Self had two more stents inserted last July.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Bake until golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into center registers 160°F, 35 to 40 minutes.
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
Florida's Sergei Bobrovsky beelined out of his crease and all the way down the ice to take on San Jose's Alex Nedeljkovic, who had inserted himself into a scrum in the corner with 14 minutes left.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of chicken registers 165°, about 15 minutes.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Once the bulb has finished blooming, remove the wax coating and any wires that may have been inserted into the bottom of the bulb.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inserted
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Investments in controlling invasive species have led to a 75 percent reduction in the area overtaken by melaleuca, a particularly thirsty tree species introduced in the river of grass near the turn of the 20th century to help drain it.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Early in their relationship, Rusty introduced Andrea to the religious teachings of Woroniecki.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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So the firings of Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski and the Ravens’ Harbaugh have injected some juice into a Giants search that previously threatened to cast as wide and arbitrary a net as last year’s ridiculous Jets process.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Patients injected themselves once a week to control blood sugar, but to make taking the drug easier, the company also developed a pill form, called Rybelsus, which the FDA approved in 2019.—
Alice Park,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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Research team pointed out that theoretical modeling suggested that theta-phase tantalum nitride could exhibit unusually efficient heat transport due to its unique atomic structure, in which tantalum atoms are interspersed with nitrogen atoms in a hexagonal pattern.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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Urgent calls to unite against injustice were interspersed with energetic gospel on Monday at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where King preached.—
Terry Tang,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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As the ideas roll in and more trains are added, the goal is to give visitors a one-way ticket away from reality.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ahmed Best, who played Jar Jar Binks in all three Star Wars prequels, added a heart emoji in the comments to Logan’s post.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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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
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Melvin interjected to Mellencamp.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
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Mosh, whose real name is Chaz Warrington, quickly interjected with a caveat regarding their retirement status.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Inserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inserted. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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