insets 1 of 2

Definition of insetsnext
plural of inset

insets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of inset
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Noun
  • While many departures could be precautionary rather than permanent, the figures point to a rupture in what had been a steady migration from Britain to the Gulf.
    Emma Graham,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The recent figures don’t represent a retreat for the sector; on the contrary, 2025 was a record year for climate fund closes.
    Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Noun
  • Anthropic’s Claude, too, provides similar tutorials with interactive charts and diagrams.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The art team uses the massive diagrams created by Ruscio in order to track them all.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • What did the craftspeople painting the pieces think of their assignment to adorn these plates, platters, pitchers, and ashtrays with the little toker?
    Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
  • With four large dinner plates, four smaller dessert plates, and four cereal bowls, this dinnerware set from Martha Stewart’s collection is ideal for special occasions or replacing your dull dishes altogether.
    Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The stunning pivot involves a $50 million convertible financing agreement to acquire high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs), aiming to meet the massive, unmet demand for AI cloud computing capacity among enterprise developers.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • While Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) — which were originally designed for gaming — have been effectively repurposed for AI training, focus is now shifting to the most efficient ways to actually deploy the tech in applications, known as AI inference.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budget bombshell last year, stunning the city workforce by proposing widespread layoffs and other cuts in a bid to erase a $1-billion spending gap.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Mortgage interest rates had been falling with no clear end in sight after the Federal Reserve issued three rate cuts in the final four months of 2025.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Vakoch said that among the early proponents of displaying pictures to communicate with extraterrestrials was the illustrious mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The company installs technology that connects to existing building systems like HVAC, batteries, solar and EV charging.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • That third party installs your flooring.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Insets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insets. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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