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Recent Examples of inset
Noun
The punchline was met with a visual inset of Jost’s headshot. Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025 Enter the Climate Smart Cotton Program, an initiative of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, offering a compelling alternative: carbon insets. Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
They can also be inset should the conflict drift into a different room or nearby area. Rob Wieland, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 Businesses need to transition away from fossil fuels, increase organic coffee purchases, and shift from offsetting to insetting by investing directly in their supply chain. Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for inset
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inset
Noun
  • Lucy is outfitted with a plaque that includes messages from prominent thinkers of our time and a diagram showing the positions of the planets on the date of Lucy's launch.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 6 May 2025
  • Here is a diagram that shows some of these examples.
    Natalie Proulx, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • The device is inserted via the jugular vein and interfaces with the motor cortex.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • Those who opt for implants could receive $75 at the time it is inserted, $100 six months after and $125 one year later.
    Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • An all-German cheese plate for dessert was a standout—especially a raw milk, mushroomy beauty that oozed onto the plate.
    Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
  • The 12 plate appearances over three straight hitless games is tied for second-longest drought of his young career.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • According to Fed Fund Futures tracked by CNBC, the chances of a Fed cut in July have moved from 69% to 42% after the agreement.
    Frank Holland, CNBC, 12 May 2025
  • Since the season began, Homa has played in 10 events, missing the cut in five of them.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • The gameplay pits players against each other with 3D graphics and unique matches.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2025
  • Surface Laptop Studio 2 for $2,800: The Surface Laptop Studio 2 was the only Surface laptop that came with an option for discrete graphics, offering an option for creators and gamers.
    Luke Larsen, Wired News, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Excavations of the massive crater uncovered several artifacts, such as a silver chain and a belt fitting inlaid with glass, officials said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Given the global report from the IMF, these individual country case studies are live illustrations of the challenge ahead globally.
    Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • Quick Dry This multi-purpose hair cream speeds things up while also tackling frizziness and other common vexations By India Knight Photo illustration by Chop Choppish Shop Read On Bust a Move Sun’s Out, Buns Out ’Tis the season to show them off.
    Tuppence Middleton, Air Mail, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
  • For rabbits, install a fence with a minimum height of 18 inches with one-inch openings, such as inexpensive chicken wire, which will last a few seasons.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 10 May 2025

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“Inset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inset. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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