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
  • Seating capacity figures are from team and stadium websites, as well as media reports.
    Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The reason the figures are so low for 1992-93 and 1993-94 is that, as mentioned, the first two rounds in those seasons count as qualifying.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In general, the executive order inserts a layer of political control over both the announcement of new funding opportunities and the approval of individual grants.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Visual learners respond best when information is presented with pictures, diagrams, symbols and colors, and tools like flashcards.
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The instructions reminded me of my son’s Lego sets in how they were broken down with one simple step on each page, explained using diagrams with few words.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Tennessee currently has around 60,000 active personalized plates and has rejected nearly 1,000 since the program began in 1998.
    Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Specifically, the block was placed between two metal plates and connected to a measuring device.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Users will also have access to millions of free Adobe Stock assets such as music, sound effects, photos, graphics and videos, as well as Adobe Fonts and Lightroom presets.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • As the walk proceeds through what looks like the flat Midwest, onscreen graphics keep us abreast as to how many miles are tallied and the number of days passing.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Baltic festival was launched in 2009 by Solvita Krese, Director at the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art (LCCA) as a response to budget cuts in culture, thanks to the economic crisis affecting Latvia at the time.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Diplomats and aid officials say crises elsewhere in the world, along with donor frustration over the Taliban's policies toward women, including curbs on those who are aid workers, have spurred the cuts in funding.
    Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There were reporters and photographers all around, clamoring for interviews and pictures.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Hanson has always been a great fashion photographer, especially good at capturing feminine exuberance, but the span of time that has passed since these pictures were taken now establishes them as bona-fide historical artifacts to boot.
    Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Even if your company never installs anything from npm directly, your vendors and partners almost certainly do.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The certificate holder installs the credential on its web server, along with the public and private key pair.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Insets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insets. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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