INSETTING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

insetting

verb

present participle of inset

as in inserting

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The process, called cured-in-place pipe lining, involves inserting a flexible liner into the old pipe, inflating it and hardening it in place.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Initially, county officials declined to open the list, citing the security threat of inserting a thumb drive of unknown origin into a government computer.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

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But in recent years, the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has looked to overhaul the sport’s image, injecting youth and greater accessibility into a sport which has roots in Ancient Greece.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Blocking certification, the groups argue, would disenfranchise Alaskans by denying them representation and injecting chaos into the election outcome.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

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The camera's image processor takes this data and creates a color image using a technique called demosaicing, which fills in missing color by interpolating information from the surrounding pixels.

— Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
Cinematic history is filled with examples, some more successful than others, of filmmakers creating dramas based on traumatic real events and interpolating raw documentary material to impart a sense of authenticity.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026

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As with the Pattern One, the grip ended in a round top nut, which secured the rat-tail tang to the grip, though the fitting was now done by cutting off the tang to length and cutting in the screw to take the nut.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is a constant threat cutting in from the left, and if Dembélé features, he will be given the freedom to drift and find pockets of space centrally.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

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