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inserting

VERB

put, tuck in

Synonyms

STRONGEST

embed enter fill in imbed implant include inject introduce stick

STRONG

admit infix infuse inlay insinuate instill intercalate interject interlope interpolate interpose intrude obtrude place root set shoehorn

WEAK

drag in lug in pop in shove in squeeze in work in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

erase forget

STRONG

dislodge displace halt leave alone remove

WEAK

take out withdraw

Example Sentences

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Intentional or not, no one could blame the 20-year-old for inserting an earnest request for audiences to proceed with kindness as she readies her debut album, which finally landed Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The treatments he provided, which included inserting metal plates, bone grafts and implants, are considered high-risk and some level of complications are to be expected.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Control rods are a device used to control the nuclear chain reaction in the reactor core, which can be accelerated by slightly withdrawing them, or slowed down or stopped completely by inserting them deeper.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

By inserting a small disk into the path of the star's light, the instrument blocks most of the glare before the image is captured.

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2025

If the social worker had been trying to make him feel good, he ruined it by inserting words like judge and hearing into the conversation.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman