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Recent Examples of inset
Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Inside, the plush white leather seats (with contrasting blue suede insets) gave the cabin a luxurious look and feel.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Across the lobby, a stone fireplace featured a sculpted image of the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele inset in the rock.
—Robert Annis, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In the inset image, Travis Kelce and fiancée Swift watch from a suite during the first half of the game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Arrowhead Stadium on August 28, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Inside, the plush white leather seats (with contrasting blue suede insets) gave the cabin a luxurious look and feel.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
This will feel most immediately obvious: Netflix’s top recommendation, the homepage’s hero module, is now more prominent, with its corners rounded off in a tile instead of inset into the background.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Across the lobby, a stone fireplace featured a sculpted image of the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele inset in the rock.
—Robert Annis, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inset
Noun
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One big advantage of this tool is that the mathematical operations describing the forces between particles can be visualized as diagrams.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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The critical point represents a unique location on the nuclear phase diagram.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The technique consisted of inserting fine needles into the skin at specific anatomical grid points, according to the NIH.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Records showed that the original proposal was $67 million, and that DeSantis administration officials inserted the $10 million donation late in the negotiation.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As the ball spun slowly toward shortstop Trea Turner, Teoscar Hernández broke toward the plate.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Maine Wire reported that the woman was expecting a delivery of rice, paper plates, and a toy lightsaber, but instead discovered the ballots inside her Amazon package.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But government growth is expected to stall, as budget problems could lead to cuts in the workforce.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The extension of the expiring Obamacare tax credits have been a focus for Democrats, along with rolling back Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Oct. 2025
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Why This Refurbished Powerhouse Is Worth It The Surface Book 3 combines an elegant aluminum body with a 15-inch PixelSense touch screen, backed by a quad-core 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Its available in black, sliver, white, two greys, and two blues, all of which feature gold striping and a matte-black graphics package.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Published on June 5, 2025 By Wendy Bowman Photo : Marcelo Lagos Photography Photo : Marcelo Lagos Photography A glossy, blond wood floor in the entry hallway is inlaid with oversized geometric medallions in shades of purple.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025
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The ornate white gold cross is inlaid with rose-cut diamonds and a large central ruby cabochon, while the 78.5 cm chain features emerald beads, briolette-, square-, and rose-cut diamonds, along with five ruby cabochons.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The final play of the third quarter had served as a perfect illustration of the struggles the second-year quarterback and the Broncos had to that point Sunday.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The rest of the issues appear in order of publication, complete with their covers—the front usually an illustration set against a single vibrant color, the back often an elegant monochrome photograph by Stacey Sheehan.—
Jo Livingstone,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Trim trees and install storm shutters, accordion shutters, and impact glass, and seal outside wall openings.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Inset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inset. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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