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
Encord replicated a real data center server rack, where an operator inserts blue cables into penny-sized sockets all day.
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Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
One image inserts Coalie next to a coal-mining family that otherwise looks like an ad that could have appeared a century ago.
—Annie Persons, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
Many streaming hubs fill each commercial break with an assortment of spots that appear due to programmatic buying that inserts ads based on algorithms tied to demographics and geography.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Ives inserts hints of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 5th Symphony in the meditative work, and at other times seems to conjure up church bells through the piano.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
The change added a room where prisoners are to be examined and prepped for either a standard peripheral IV, or a central line — a more invasive procedure that inserts into the internal jugular in the neck, a femoral vein in the upper thigh or a subclavian vein in the chest.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Agentic orchestration brings agents together and inserts them directly into a process, making their work transparent and scalable.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Detailed this week in the journal ACS Sensors, the team describes a small device made from an array of microneedles that inserts into a dead fish (or fillets) and continuously measures hypoxanthine (HX), a key compound closely associated with spoilage.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
The move inserts Zoom into the recruiting process after expanding its digital work platform following the acquisition of Workvivo in 2023 and Bonsai, a small business management software, last week.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
One image inserts Coalie next to a coal-mining family that otherwise looks like an ad that could have appeared a century ago.
—Annie Persons, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
Many streaming hubs fill each commercial break with an assortment of spots that appear due to programmatic buying that inserts ads based on algorithms tied to demographics and geography.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Ives inserts hints of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 5th Symphony in the meditative work, and at other times seems to conjure up church bells through the piano.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
The change added a room where prisoners are to be examined and prepped for either a standard peripheral IV, or a central line — a more invasive procedure that inserts into the internal jugular in the neck, a femoral vein in the upper thigh or a subclavian vein in the chest.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Agentic orchestration brings agents together and inserts them directly into a process, making their work transparent and scalable.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Detailed this week in the journal ACS Sensors, the team describes a small device made from an array of microneedles that inserts into a dead fish (or fillets) and continuously measures hypoxanthine (HX), a key compound closely associated with spoilage.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
The move inserts Zoom into the recruiting process after expanding its digital work platform following the acquisition of Workvivo in 2023 and Bonsai, a small business management software, last week.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inserts
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To complement this seamless collaboration, TextileGenesis introduces a vital layer of transparency and traceability to the garment production process.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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The first and only person to appear on the video is Johnsen, who introduces himself as the only CFO the company has ever had.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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Washington and Beijing remain strategic competitors, but both benefit from predictability in the Caucasus and beyond, and both lose when Russia injects instability.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Janney injects ice into the veins of New Mexico widow Diane Patterson, who is arranging the funeral for her husband.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Perhaps that’s why Lucy was able to ignore the signs for so long, some of which the audience is given the chance to see in a dark and disquieting flashback that Kreutzer cleverly interjects during the movie’s second act.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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DiMarco is a perfect fit as the besotted but fragile boy-man groom while Jason Leigh interjects hazy weirdness while Levine, Wilbusch, Birney, Crome and Fraser keep our suspicions about them on high.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Any of the Duplex rooms adds some character with their split-level living and sleeping areas (especially the brightest Duplex Junior and Grand Junior Suites).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The collar adds a polished touch, while the smocked drawstring waist looks super comfortable and flattering.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
2 June 2026
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Captured over four back-to-back performances in Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena in July 2025, the nearly two-hour movie intersperses most of her set list with endearing snippets of behind-the-scenes footage from the day leading up to the show.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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Templeton intersperses these pictures with fragments from her teen diaries.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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The score by Amine Bouhafa and Isabelle Laudenbach — the director’s sister, and also an accomplished flamenco guitarist — deftly interpolates scraps and strains of Bizet’s original compositions, stripped of operatic excess and given a folky lilt.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 May 2026
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The track interpolates Ennio Morricone’s theme song from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Inserts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inserts. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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