inserting

verb

present participle of insert
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 When Hwang spoke with The Star, Erneste sat with her, softly inserting details and filling in gaps in Hwang’s recollection. — Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 In his free time, Tupper experimented with his own polyethylene creations, including a shaving cream dispenser with a self-closing cap and a clear belt with slots for inserting snapshots. — Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 In summer 2023, Villa avoided PSR’s imminent danger by selling Aaron Ramsey, Cameron Archer and Jaden Philogene, while inserting buy-back options and other controlling mechanisms in the agreements. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 July 2026 Allow to dry before re-inserting the handle into the luggage. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026 Coming off a left hip flexor strain, the Mets wanted to give him a full workday before inserting him into the lineup again, which wasn’t possible with the wildfire smoke. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026 Indyk wrote that inserting an international peace conference, or a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian final-status negotiations, into the deal was tempting but doomed to fail. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 Baudrillard is playing a little textual prank on us, inserting the simulacrum of a quotation into a book about simulacra. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 Now, think about gently inserting a roll of film into a camera. — Rotem Rozental, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inserting
  1. introducing
  2. injecting
  3. adding
  4. interspersing
  5. interjecting
Verb
  • Season 2 shakes up the dynamic by introducing a strict new team leader, Ju Hye-ra (Jung Eun-chae), a former counter-terrorism ace who previously served as Yi-soo’s demanding academy instructor.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Backstage, the duo chatted with PEOPLE about the weight of stepping into the beloved franchise and introducing their own flair to the Owens’ universe.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of introducing
Verb
  • In recent years, the FDA had warned Americans about the risks of injecting peptides like BPC-157 and TB-500, both of which are set for review on Thursday.
    — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • But many doctors are alarmed by a craze that has thousands of people injecting themselves with substances of dubious origin and whose long-term effects are unknown.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 20 July 2026
Definition of injecting
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Charlotte’s population is growing rapidly, with the city adding more residents over any other in the past year.
    — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
  • Teams have flown thousands of kilometres between games over these six weeks, adding unnecessary fatigue and logistical challenges.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of adding
Verb
  • Nunez has heard of other writers who proficiently multitask, setting down a partial manuscript while starting another, interspersing it all with stories and essays.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
  • Parts of it are remarkably green, with patchwork fields interspersing the red-brick terraces, and the old industrial landscape reclaimed by nature reserves and parks.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 June 2026
Definition of interspersing
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
Definition of interjecting

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“Inserting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inserting. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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