INSERTING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

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 Manager John Schneider is now forced to shuffle players like Andrés Gimenez and Ernie Clement at shortstop, often platooning Gimenez, and inserting lesser hitters at second base. —

Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Fed watchers expect Warsh could pass on inserting his view on the future path of rates from the grid, which is watched closely on Wall Street but has had an uneven track record as a forecasting tool. —

Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 June 2026 Even swiping and inserting chip cards take too long, with customer moving to tap and Apple pay instead. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026 The Flyers are moving on from Ersson and inserting the 27-year-old Woll as Vladar's backup. —

Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 June 2026 ElAttrache performed surgery on McGregor in July 2021, inserting a rod, plates and screws into his left leg after the fighter broke his tibia and fibula during a mixed martial arts bout against Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas. —

Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Depositphotos In a new MIT study – in partnership with Purdue, Northwestern, and Duke universities – chemists have discovered that inserting weaker bonds into polystyrene actually makes the material more resistant to damage. —

Shirl Leigh june 10, New Atlas, 10 June 2026 The editing of the show is frenetic, the better to hold a distractible YouTube audience’s attention and provide fodder for clips, and as a result much of the dialogue comes across as choppy, with Rahma inserting quick punch lines. —

Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 June 2026 The Knicks went down 22 points before inserting an extra shooter, Landry Shamet, who spread the court and sparked a historic comeback. —

Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 June 2026

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Routes Rooted in Heritage And Community The Auto Odyssey expansion builds on the program’s original blueprint by introducing travelers to new facets of Faroese heritage and community action.

— Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Debate is raging all over the world about the place AI should have in schools, with some studies on US children suggesting that introducing generative AI into education can erode children's ability to develop cognitive and social skills.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 20 June 2026