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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

By inserting itself into these plasmids, the cassette disrupts the resistance genes and makes the bacteria vulnerable to antibiotics again.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

Once logged in, I had the option to choose between five different filming feeds, each showing several hotel rooms - visible as soon as a guest triggered the electricity supply by inserting their key card.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 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

“I’d recommend inserting machine screws around the diameter of your thing to hold it in place. What did you call it?”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam