inserting

present participle of insert

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inserting Fashion is increasingly appealing to consumers — and investors — by very consciously inserting itself into the cultural conversation. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 The coaching staff demonstrated this by immediately inserting Lemon into the first-team offense upon his return and playing him throughout the first half of the preseason finale against the Cincinnati Bengals. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 If the screw hole has become too large for the screw to grip, Gibbs recommends removing the screw, inserting two toothpicks into the hole, and breaking them off flush with the cabinet surface. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 9 Sep. 2026 Sadly, the production was a downer, draining Kushner’s masterpiece of color and humor and inserting, in their place, gloomy projections of cityscapes and, unaccountably, David Bowie songs. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026 Extending Zero Trust To Code Applying zero trust to code execution does not mean inserting manual review into every software path or replacing controls such as EDR, vulnerability management, SAST, SCA, SBOMs, signing or provenance. — Ken Ammon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Pacific Gas & Electric was successful in inserting an end date for Wiener’s SB 868 balcony solar bill, so, if it is signed into law, the Legislature will have to reauthorize it before 2030. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 And there are trade-offs to inserting more distance between yourself and your phone as well. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 Bad Bunny has rarely shied away from inserting himself into politics and current events either, so the moment stood out. — Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inserting
Verb
  • That meant Alo didn’t have to spend its launch introducing itself.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • SpaceX hasn’t attempted a Super Heavy return to launch site and catch since introducing the most recent Starship design upgrade, Version 3, which lifted off for the first time on Flight 12 in May.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Guzman was also charged with possessing a device for using, injecting or ingesting drugs, according to the complaint.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The prosecution had stated that Letby had killed some of the babies by injecting air into their bloodstreams; the argument relied, largely, on a 1989 paper that described the symptoms of air embolisms in newborns.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The 2009 recession, financial rescue packages, and the COVID-19 pandemic which started in 2020 were responsible for adding trillions to this debt.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier attempts to solve the problem have included adding surplus lithium or placing thick protective coatings on the electrode.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Myers spoke vaguely about winning and losing, while interspersing clips of Ultimate Fighting Championship interviews with fighters after matches.
    — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Arrange the citrus beautifully — interspersing different colors and sizes — on a serving platter.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • One even hid in the lower branches of my Norway spruce tree while singing and interjecting the sound which gave it its name.
    — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • The decision capped an hours-long tense meeting filled with confusion over order of meeting operations, debate between the board and the applicant’s lawyers and rowdy members of the public who were interjecting constantly and at times, storming out of city hall.
    — Lauren Costantino February 11, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026

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“Inserting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inserting. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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