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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
  • These figures therefore should not be treated as interchangeable measures of payload capacity.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • More than 1,500 businesses were affected nationwide, according to the FCD figures.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 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
  • The reconstruction was made trickier, however, by the fact that the crew weren’t allowed to take photographs inside Downing Street and there aren’t diagrams online.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Capturing it requires going beyond policies and process diagrams and working alongside the people who actually perform the work.
    — Balaji Sreenivasan, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of diagrams
Verb
  • After Orson’s reading from the novel, the broadcast cuts in on a weather report that is then followed by a dance music concert, but the smooth tango music is interrupted by breaking news of strange explosions on Mars.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • He was waived during final roster cuts in August before joining Kansas City’s practice squad.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of cuts in
Noun
  • The exhibition presents 63 original prints and limited-edition ceramics, including vessels, plates, pitchers and sculptural forms created by the artist after 1947.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Kitchen serves salumi plates and local bread, perfect for refueling after skiing, snowmobile tours, and horseback riding at Turpin Meadow Ranch.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of plates
Verb
  • The malicious system component silently installs apps that look like weather tools, app lockers and other everyday utilities.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Blacksmith instead buys its own machines, tens of thousands of them, according to Jayaprakash, and installs them in data centers around the world.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of installs
Noun
  • The display uses a dark interface with red and white graphics, drawing inspiration from fighter jet cockpit screens.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Next, save 30% on the Asus ROG Strix G16 Gaming Laptop, delivering a 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 processor and NVIDIA RTX 5060 graphics.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of graphics
Noun
  • In her hometown of Yefremov, about 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of Moscow and about halfway to the border with Ukraine, Masha’s teacher had asked the class to draw pictures supporting Russian troops.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And there was a photographer who seemed to be taking an endless number of pictures.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of pictures
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