inserting

present participle of insert

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inserting For larger containers, Steinkopf recommends inserting a wooden dowel into the pot to check moisture deeper in the root ball, since the bottom may still be damp even if the surface feels dry. Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 21 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 Robbyant demonstrated the model across long-horizon and precision manipulation tasks, including preparing breakfast, unpacking deliveries, inserting tubes, picking up screws, folding clothes, and opening drawers. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026 Fast-forward to the ’90s, and aftermarket tuners were routinely cracking open an engine’s computer, removing the appropriate memory chip, inserting it into a reader, and writing lines of code to a new chip. Peter Nelson, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has used his office to intervene on behalf of donors since taking office last year, inserting the state’s lawyers in civil disputes to help developers and car dealers. Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inserting
Verb
  • Restaurants are introducing alpha-gal-friendly menus and tweaking recipes to accommodate the allergic.
    Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
  • Alongside the launch, Anthropic is introducing beta features that allow developers to change available tools mid-conversation without invalidating prompt caches and automatically route flagged API requests to another model.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • The alliance aims to modernize the regional fashion workforce by injecting artificial intelligence into traditional manufacturing.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
  • Vaniček was responsible for that arachnophobia-nightmare fodder Infested from 2023, and the idea of injecting some late New French Extremity into the Evil Dead bloodstream is tantalizing.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026
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
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
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 26 Jul. 2026.

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