inserting

present participle of insert

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inserting The most finicky part of the setup was actually inserting the battery for the igniter. — Noah Kaufman, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026 For Murray Hooper, medical officials again struggled to find his vein and ended up inserting a catheter near his groin, according to the Arizona Republic. — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026 There’s also a full PDF editor for adding text and annotations, inserting signatures, blurring or covering sensitive information, and autofilling documents using custom templates. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, Ship continued on its upward ascent, inserting into low Earth orbit (LEO) about a half-hour into the flight. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inserting
Verb
  • While introducing his new film, Gilroy praised the festival’s lineup as a bright spot amid an increasingly turbulent Hollywood landscape.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Back in 1964, even a relatively enlightened critic like Robert Shelton, who played a pivotal role in introducing Bob Dylan to a national audience three years before, was a Beatles skeptic.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • According to Dashika Balak, a doctor who leads Fiji's national HIV treatment, care and support efforts, the risk of HIV transmission has also been exacerbated by a nationwide shift from smoking meth to injecting it.
    — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The lawsuit also accuses Peters of later injecting the girl with a fat-dissolving substance during a livestream without consent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Progress in talks will be a main focus for markets, as regional mediators push for ceasefire negotiations, said Mahmoud Mashal, senior market analyst of VT Markets Dubai, adding that any meaningful progress could drive crude lower.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Users can access dots through OpenAI's ChatGPT platform, Altman said, adding that in the future, people will be able to converse with the agents by phone and text.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 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 5 Oct. 2026.

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