INSERTED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

inserted

verb

past tense of insert

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 The league is finally recovering from a turbulent decade during which television ratings dropped by nearly 48% as many of its most prominent players, coaches and executives increasingly inserted themselves into partisan political debates. —

Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026 Pinney’s fantasies and visual metaphors are sometimes more poignant in concept than in execution, and a theme of Ray’s crude racist impulses is baldly inserted but left undeveloped. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 Nothing did, so three times over the course of twelve weeks the group bared their arms and allowed strangers to poke them with a needle, through which flowed something new, a substance never before inserted into human bodies. —

Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 Fry, gently agitating fritters to ensure even browning until golden brown, puffed, and cooked through (a toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean), 3 to 4 minutes. —

Emily Teel, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026 Fitzgerald inserted closer Boede Rahe to start the third inning. —

Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026 Meanwhile, grill steak until a thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 125 degrees for medium-rare, about 3 minutes per side. —

Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 Behind the gazebo, tables covered in white linen were inserted among the purple bougainvillea covering the walls of the ancient residence. —

Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 7 June 2026 The idea to create a docu-fiction where a character is inserted into real-life environments to interact with unsuspecting locals came to Ribeiro after spending long periods of time in El Paso as a journalist covering immigration. —

Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026

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In February, Assemblymembers Alex Lee (D-San Jose) and Josh Hoover (D-Folsom) introduced AB 1729, which would protect the ability of state employees to work remotely and suspend Newsom's return-to-office mandate.

— Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 9 June 2026
The performance was introduced by The Book of Mormon creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone (South Park) and double EGOT winner Robert Lopez, who cowrote the popular Broadway production together.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026