insetting

Definition of insettingnext
present participle of inset

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Verb
  • Cosme did four months of physical therapy that were unsuccessful before surgeons performed a periacetabular osteotomy on her right hip, breaking her pelvis in four places and inserting four screws.
    Krystle Rich, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • After their creation, ORPs are installed in the riverbed by inserting the metal pin into the bottom of the reef.
    Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Kaplan said it was created to continue much of the work that Books & Books has done as a store but to allow their goals of injecting literacy into communities and people to go beyond what the highs and lows of retail bookselling might confine them to.
    Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
  • But injecting Tatum and his five all-NBA appearances into Boston’s already surprising season could upend all those dreams.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Dip the bottom of each cutting in rooting hormone and shake off any excess rooting powder or gel.
    Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Rogers brought the conversation back to Crockett later in the episode, cutting in to clarify his earlier remarks.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Insetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insetting. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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