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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Pennywise — the iconic, malevolent shapeshifting entity that often takes the form of a dancing clown and was first introduced in Stephen King's 1986 novel It — suddenly and mysteriously appeared on five different continents on Tuesday.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Micheli estimated about 70 bills had some form of this language, about 3% of the almost 2,400 bills introduced.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
22 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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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
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His video interspersed images of him walking the city with footage of immigration officials arresting people and cited his recent legislation banning federal law enforcement from masking their identities in California and greenlighting denser housing near transit hubs.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
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Pirro interjected in response to a reporter’s question about the matter.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
24 Sep. 2025
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The forum moderator then interjected and turned to Mike Hilborn, who said his commercial landlord recently raised the rent for his power washing and snow plowing company from $17,000 per month to $22,000 per month after showing him how property taxes had gone up for the building.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Inserted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inserted. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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