INSERTS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

inserts

verb

Definition of inserts next

present tense third-person singular of insert

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 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 Meanwhile, Catherine’s ignored handmaid, Nelly (Hong Chau), inserts herself into everyone’s drama out of pique. —

Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026 Perhaps most perceptively captivating is the sweetly cunning way Marczak inserts himself into the film. —

Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Feb. 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 Amid the melodrama, Trier inserts flashes of comedy. —

Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 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 After a flashback-heavy opening that inserts Hemsworth into major moments from the show's past, Season 4 finds our fair witchy family split by the hands of fate, once again. —

Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 However, the real ineptitude occurs a little earlier when River interprets a fight that Gimball has with Jaffrey’s chief of staff, Tyson Bowman (Abraham Popoola), as a physical attack and inserts himself into the scene, setting off this tragicomic series of events. —

Scott Tobias, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025

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Going Up is a series that introduces you to the need-to-know projects around the region.

— Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2026
This introduces a new layer of societal and political tension, as building the infrastructure needed for advanced AI systems may face resistance from communities concerned about environmental impact and energy consumption.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026