as in introduces
to put among or between others
surreptitiously inserted the book in its proper place on the shelf
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Recent Examples of inserts
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine technique during which a practitioner inserts fine needles into a patient’s skin.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Sep. 2025
For this test, a doctor inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into your rectum to feel for swelling, bleeding, and any prostate abnormalities.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Sep. 2025
A little before that, McElwee inserts an extremely candid interview in which Adrian, who has just gotten out of another rehab program in Colorado, discusses his addiction problems with honesty and intelligence.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
In general, the executive order inserts a layer of political control over both the announcement of new funding opportunities and the approval of individual grants.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Sep. 2025
For this test, a doctor inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into your rectum to feel for swelling, bleeding, and any prostate abnormalities.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Sep. 2025
A little before that, McElwee inserts an extremely candid interview in which Adrian, who has just gotten out of another rehab program in Colorado, discusses his addiction problems with honesty and intelligence.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
In general, the executive order inserts a layer of political control over both the announcement of new funding opportunities and the approval of individual grants.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inserts
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Little River Canyon National Preserve introduces visitors to a magnificent gorge that was created by the Little River cutting across the top of Lookout Mountain.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Freakier Friday, the two-decades-in-the-making sequel to 2003’s Freaky Friday, reunites Lohan with Jamie Lee Curtis as her mom Tess and introduces a double-body-swap plot line that sees Lohan switching places with Butters as her teen daughter.—
Katie Atkinson,
Billboard,
2 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, Hiro had to create a prosthetic piece for when Johnson injects himself with drugs into the veins in his arms.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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Pierre LeBrun’s viewpoint Arpon, no doubt the Hughes contract injects a fresh comparable into the discussion that neither the Canadiens nor the Hutson camp can ignore, though using comparables always seems to be in the eye of the beholder.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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As the reporter continues speaking, though, Holland then interjects with a quick correction.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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Wang occasionally interjects her own commentary during this section, adding information about the younger Payá’s brief exile from the island.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Nov. 2024
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ChatGPT won't rank products based on their ability to support Instant Checkout, OpenAI adds.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Republic's look at county-specific numbers also adds clarity to patterns misrepresented in the ADHS report.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Greengrass intersperses those blistering moments with scenes of firefighters and other authorities talking about how to deal with the fire and filling in plot points away from the action.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Private property intersperses protected areas.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Inserts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inserts. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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