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Recent Examples of inset
Noun
Enter the Climate Smart Cotton Program, an initiative of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, offering a compelling alternative: carbon insets. Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 Hexa combines rugged functionality with high-end design, including an outdoor cinema, a sheltered lounge area on the top deck, and a bright orange hull accented by black insets. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
Businesses need to transition away from fossil fuels, increase organic coffee purchases, and shift from offsetting to insetting by investing directly in their supply chain. Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Shaker cabinets inset with mauve pink grass cloth and outfitted with vintage brass swan pulls stand opposite a spacious marble vanity inspired by her mother’s. Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for inset
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inset
Noun
  • In March, OpenAI debuted its latest image-generation tool, the inspiration for the potential social media project, as a way to produce everything from diagrams, infographics and logos to business cards and stock photos.
    Hayden Field,Kate Rooney, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The diagramming and data visualization software allows users to create, share, and collaborate on professional diagrams, flowcharts, and other visual representations of complex information.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Posey was a breakout star in the latter stretch of the season and was eventually inserted into the starting lineup.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Tightness in your gastrocnemius (calf) muscle, which inserts into the Achilles tendon, can contribute to this strain.
    Tim Petrie, DPT, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the bottom of the sixth inning, Smith banged his wrist while tagging out Ian Happ at a play at the plate.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Both casual bites and white-tablecloth plates are designed with the wine list in mind, and nowhere is that more evident than the chateau’s signature dining destinations.
    Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The bill sets dosage limits for various product types, and by 2029, those limits would be cut in half.
    Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • And he’s voted this year for a budget plan that could lead to big cuts in federal school funding.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But digging into the meta means looking beneath a fantastical veneer—story, graphics, so on—to exploit the rules.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The 23-minute-long video is packed with interesting facts, catchy songs, and those storybook-like graphics that PBS is known for.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Here, the floors are inlaid with mother of pearl, and there are two separate bathrooms and dressing rooms.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
  • While the bamboo and bone tiles may be long gone, and the mahjong table is now inlaid with phone charging sockets rather than mother of pearl, the game’s magic remains the same.
    Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Just last week, the group shared some tips on how to tell Sunny and Gizmo apart, complete with a photo illustration identifying both of the chicks at different angles.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Keep reading, or listen to the story » Editor’s Pick Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomás; Source photographs from Getty Is the U.S. Becoming an Autocracy?
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The no-reboot security fixes would download and install in the background, deployed within the in-memory code of already running processes.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • To quickly install that many charging stations is unrealistic and costly for Maryland taxpayers who would be forced to foot the bill.
    Albert R. Wynn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Inset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inset. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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