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noun

plural of inset
as in figures

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verb

present tense third-person singular of inset
as in inserts

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insets
  1. figures
  2. inserts
  3. diagrams
  4. cuts in
  5. plates
  6. installs
  7. graphics
  8. pictures
Noun
  • There will be nonstop panels on TV and livestreams, analysts repeating analysis of days-old polls, and — come afternoon — figures from exit polls suggesting that Hispanics are voting in large numbers, or that the economy is a major issue.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In fact, only 33 colleges and universities in the country admit 10% or fewer of their undergraduate applicants, NACAC figures show.
    — Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of figures
Verb
  • Instead of putting bourbon into a new set of barrels, the distillery inserts 10 virgin French oak staves that have been seared into cask-strength Maker’s, and lets the whiskey age for a little more than two months in its cool limestone cellars.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
  • When introduced into another cell, the gene produces a protein that inserts into the cell membrane.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of inserts
Noun
  • An enormously long, often gratingly obnoxious and violent book rendered in overblown prose, it is also shot through with squiggly doodles and diagrams and bawdy limericks and all kinds of lexicographical shenanigans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Visio supports flowcharts, process maps, floor plans, network diagrams, and organizational charts.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of diagrams
Verb
  • Related The Black Parade (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) boasts six bonus cuts in addition to the 14 tracks that comprise the LP’s standard edition — three B-sides from the Black Parade era, as well as three live tracks.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2026
  • For the new fiscal year, the NSF’s budget is proposed to be cut in half, along with large budget cuts in most areas of basic science, including medical science at the National Institutes of Health.
    — Mattanjah de Vries, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of cuts in
Noun
  • Mac’s Fish & Chicken in Monroe pairs seafood plates with sheet cakes from The Bakery @ Mac’s, which offers more than 30 flavors of cakes and pies plus specialty desserts like banana pudding.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026
  • There are even some using Southern Living’s pink Richmond Estate plates.
    — Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of plates
Verb
  • Whether Adobe strikes ArtCraft down or Anthropic installs more guardrails onto its models to prevent reverse engineering, AI is here to stay, and so are AI apps.
    — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
  • To combat inertia, the team installs the Alluminox platform in hospitals free of charge, and charge them only a minimal fee per use.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of installs
Noun
  • Microsoft finance chief Amy Hood said on the software company's fiscal first-quarter earnings call in October that some cloud contracts involving graphics processing units were delayed until the first half of 2027, affecting Azure cloud growth.
    — Jordan Novet,Seema Mody, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The newer chip has 50 percent more memory bandwidth, which significantly boosts graphics performance.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of graphics
Noun
  • Kneeland said the photographs have become popular backdrops for customers taking pictures.
    — J.M. Banks November 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Rising stars from The Body stuck together, even snapping pictures in front of their nearby billboard.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of pictures
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“Insets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insets. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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