insets 1 of 2

plural of inset

insets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of inset

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insets
Noun
  • Roberts said his product would be less expensive on a per-square-foot basis than traditional construction but declined to cite figures because individual site conditions affect the overall cost.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The movie welcomes several major Hollywood figures, including Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Elle Fanning, Kieran Culkin and Glenn Close.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Luz inserts the construction pole; Susana sniffs.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Once seated at the computer, the hacker inserts a USB drive or external hard drive.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • Someone other than the original builder should review the code or process diagrams.
    Aaron Rallo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Greenwald has been known to draw diagrams for patients, showing them how to find their G-spot.
    Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • But even here, where the damage is being done gleefully and wantonly, the US Congress has stood up to these funding cuts in a bipartisan manner.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
  • State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, a Republican, encouraged Kehoe to make additional cuts in a report on state finances earlier this month.
    Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • In the meantime, restaurants were all equipped with high chairs, a kids’ menu, and special creations arrived for my daughter on cute wooden bear plates.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • But another petitioner, Sylvi, brings a troubling complaint against King’s Landing’s highborn, who filled their storehouses while the city’s normies struggled to fill their dinner plates.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • From there, the builder installs two clamping, adjustable keels called leeboards that act together like a centerboard.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • As with its tent lineup, Gazelle installs a hub frame directly into the fabric.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • It's powered by a highly capable six-core AMD Ryzen 5 220 processor and a fairly powerful Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 graphics chip for smooth gameplay.
    Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • Aside from the graphics of the nuggets and hand gestures, Soules' packaging also features a cartoon character resembling Trevillian.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Other pictures on unofficial Telegram channels showed residents crowding into underground stations.
    Reuters, NBC news, 2 July 2026
  • Ranging from the film pioneer Georges Méliès all the way through 2024’s Anora, Thomson’s survey covers silent pictures, the talkies, the studio era, the New Hollywood, and the age of streaming.
    Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
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“Insets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insets. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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