infixed

past tense of infix
1
as in engraved
to produce a vivid impression of a puzzling detail that had been infixed in the detective's mind for over a decade

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infixed
Verb
  • Elsewhere on the golden statuette, the winners' names and categories get engraved on the front.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Einbinder was one of the first stars to get her Emmy engraved at the gala, keeping her silver heels wrapped around her right wrist.
    USA Today, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Although some people may see leaves changing color before late October, this often happens because the plants are landscape trees, or trees that grew after seeds from other areas were planted, said Seiler.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Since this aphid attracts a wide variety of beneficial insects that prey on it and pecan pests, crape myrtles have been planted in pecan orchards with a positive impact on pecan harvests.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On Saturday, Perez etched his name on a different list.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Authorities revealed on Friday antifascist slogans and video game references were etched onto bullet casings from the gun the suspect used to kill Charlie Kirk.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Labradors are often more energetic and bred for hunting, retrieving, and service work, whereas goldens are prized for their patience, friendliness, and trainability.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That is to say, more chickens are bred and butchered each year than there are alive at this very moment in time.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Artificial intelligence is no longer on the horizon—it is already embedded in healthcare systems.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Since then, Klarna has expanded to hundreds of thousands of merchants and embedded itself in internet browsers and digital wallets as an alternative to credit cards.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The devices have already been implanted in dozens of people, and can be helpful for people who've lost the ability to move or speak.
    Emily Kwong, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • So there is nothing to displace the antiquated image of a pyramid of boxes that remains implanted in our brains.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her pain is rooted less in the burdens of motherhood and more in the void that emerges in her grief.
    Emma Alpern, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Last Rites is rooted heavily in Annabelle Comes Home (2019), focusing on Judy and the Warrens, somewhat sidelining the Smurl family.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Infixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infixed. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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