as in introducing
to put among or between others
surreptitiously inserted the book in its proper place on the shelf
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Recent Examples of inserting
Spectrum is inserting a brief message between two runs of the same commercial.
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The Marvel mastermind cemented his place in entertainment history, not just by bringing the superhero stories to life across different media, but by inserting himself in that history.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
The consumer group proposed several cost-saving alternatives such as inserting liners or decommissioning pipes to catalyze a transition to all-electric homes.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
There are whale experts who can euthanize a humpback whale, for example, by inserting a needle the size of a human arm into its heart.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
That required segmenting the coil and inserting electronics within it to keep it from radiating its energy away like an antenna.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Tocchet made one defensive change to his lineup ahead of Game 5, inserting Emil Andrae for Noah Juulsen.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Eli Lilly struck a deal Tuesday to develop new forms of gene editors potentially capable of inserting entire genes into patients.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
Brown, however, opted against inserting McBride into the starting lineup, instead deciding to stick with Bridges, who is averaging just seven points on 25% shooting from 3-point range this series.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The Marvel mastermind cemented his place in entertainment history, not just by bringing the superhero stories to life across different media, but by inserting himself in that history.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
The consumer group proposed several cost-saving alternatives such as inserting liners or decommissioning pipes to catalyze a transition to all-electric homes.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
There are whale experts who can euthanize a humpback whale, for example, by inserting a needle the size of a human arm into its heart.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
That required segmenting the coil and inserting electronics within it to keep it from radiating its energy away like an antenna.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Tocchet made one defensive change to his lineup ahead of Game 5, inserting Emil Andrae for Noah Juulsen.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Eli Lilly struck a deal Tuesday to develop new forms of gene editors potentially capable of inserting entire genes into patients.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
Brown, however, opted against inserting McBride into the starting lineup, instead deciding to stick with Bridges, who is averaging just seven points on 25% shooting from 3-point range this series.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inserting
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For farm-fresh eggs with a little debris on the shell, a dry cloth is all that is needed—introducing water can push bacteria inward through the porous shell rather than clearing it away.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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The incorporation of UAVs into regular military operations marked a paradigm shift in the conduct of warfare, introducing new tactical possibilities, strategic dilemmas, and ethical debates that continue to evolve.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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The trick is going into the eye to the retina which lines the back [of the eye], like an inner tube, and injecting the material [vector] between the photoreceptor nerve cells and the retinal pigment epithelium cells, which lie underneath.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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Scorpions are armed with dual front pincers (technically known as chelae or pedipalp appendages) and a venom-injecting telson, or stinger, on the posterior of their tail.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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As record-breaking heat and an abysmal snowpack raise concerns about severe wildfires, states across the fire-prone West are adding AI to their wildfire detection toolbox, banking on the technology to help save lives and property.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Following those highs came a string of solid but unexciting records, which mostly stuck with Metric’s formula while adding the occasional left-field lyric about the Kool-Aid-drinking masses or confounding reference to QAnon.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
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The final touch, though, was interspersing Robert’s memories into his joyous, climactic plane ride.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2026
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Heat 2 serves as both a prequel and a sequel to the film, interspersing storylines from earlier in the characters' careers (circa 1988) with the events that followed the 1995 film.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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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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The two continued arguing afterward, with Rachel Reilly interjecting to stick up for Ashley.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Inserting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inserting. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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