insets 1 of 2

plural of inset

insets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of inset

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insets
Noun
  • Many of them had easy access to government offices that enabled them to obtain genuine Syrian passports with fake names, according to former employees and regime figures.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Evans said he wasn’t thwarted by the brand’s adoption among Robinson and other political figures because of their lowbrow tastes.
    Steve Salter, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Gaines inserts the tool’s probe into the soil of her potted plants, which reveals how wet the soil is.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Physically, these explorations can be seen in Dennis’ use of drawings, diagrams and 3D models, sometimes incorporating them with poetry and language.
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Each screen has a pixel density of 141 pixels per inch (ppi), which should produce a sharp image suitable for photo editing or working with intricate diagrams.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Competitive runners emphasized the value of performance-enhancing features—such as carbon plates—but stressed that these should not come at the expense of comfort.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Kris Jenner is waiting in a Rolls-Royce out front, affixed with the same KngKylie plates and a glove compartment full of the upcoming Kylie Cosmetics lip gloss launch.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The group, which helps transform libraries, schools and other community spaces with eye-catching wall art, often uses graphics, typefaces and an overall palette with a ’70s and ’80s vibe.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Musk’s pictures, posted to his X feed, didn’t show off the pricey Nvidia racks that are filled with powerful graphics processing units.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The requests come at a fiscally unstable time for the district, which has had to make tens of millions of dollars worth of cuts in recent years to maintain local control.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Expectations for two more cuts in 2025 are now over 75%.
    Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Those moments, the quiet ones between pictures, are the ones that live on in the images.
    Vogue, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The photo carousel also included throwback pictures of the couple from over the years, with some dating all the way back to their time together as preschool classmates.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If a Gulf state’s security partner installs its military personnel in that state, then a large-scale attack on that Gulf state will almost certainly lead to significant casualties among the security partner’s ranks, inevitably dragging it into the conflict.
    Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • These links may lead to phishing sites designed to steal your credentials or malware that installs silently on your device.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Insets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insets. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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