insets 1 of 2

Definition of insetsnext
plural of inset

insets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of inset

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insets
Noun
  • Spotify claims those who aren’t household names can earn six figures, with more than 1,500 artists earning $1 million last year.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Pay a little more, and kids can sign up for craft sessions to make dream catchers or paint ceramic Boholano figures.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Noun
  • The labor-intensive process of converting play calls into diagrams has also proven to be a fertile learning ground for the crop of coaches that have come up under them.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • What little remains of Sanders’ work has been handed down amongst his friends via an inch thick manila folder filled with yellowing and crumpled papers, replete with handwritten notes, occasional diagrams by Sanders, and more than a few mouse droppings littering the pages.
    Kevin Foster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There is no sign of grief inside, however, where throngs of people enjoy cocktails, Dungeness crab and plates of herby butter beans.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Balat had a Pennsylvania driver’s license and the parked car, which had New Jersey plates, was registered to one of his relatives, according to the criminal complaint.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • All the graphics in the show are designed.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In addition to the kits, scoreboards, TV graphics and the TV broadcast will also adopt a retro aesthetic.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The company in January laid off about 16,000 corporate workers, after a prior round of mass job cuts in October, when roughly 14,000 roles were eliminated.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Meanwhile, output cuts in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates highlight the growing supply strain after the closure of Hormuz.
    Marcus Wong, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The spokesperson also responded with names and pictures of several men from Los Angeles who have been taken into custody by ICE and convicted of serious crimes.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • His Instagram account showed pictures of snowy backdrops and time spent with family and friends.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • More While China installs robots in factories at a much faster pace than the US, their bots haven’t yet gotten a significant foothold in the American manufacturing ecosystem.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Moravec's team installs alarms that specifically combat this tactic.
    Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Insets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insets. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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