infixes

present tense third-person singular of infix
1
as in etches
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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2
as in plants
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set a football coach celebrated for infixing in his players an all-consuming will to win

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Verb
  • Nothing etches itself in your heart quite like the memory of watching a pack of energetic African wild dogs frolicking, a lioness and her cubs dozing on the Kalahari with your own kids tucked in close.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026
  • Kirby beautifully etches these notions into Miss Black America.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The story follows one family who plants bulbs, seeds and seedlings to create a rainbow of blooming flowers.
    Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • Space plants 12 inches apart and water at the base to prevent powdery mildew.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
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  • Malcolm Arnold’s 2,000-square-foot business, Apple Core Electronics, on Flushing Avenue in Bushwick makes exterior intercom panels, sets their wiring, punches buttons and engraves addresses.
    New York Times, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The company also engraves the names of the two teams, the final score, the location of the game and its date on the trophy base.
    Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Wet clothing doesn’t cause UTIs, but staying in wet clothing, which breeds more moisture and bacteria, does.
    Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • With age comes experience, however, and Arteta will have a good feel for the influence that breeds.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 26 June 2026
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  • Instead, Nowell roots the band’s sound in the mid-’90s and keeps his vocal mannerisms as close to Bradley’s as possible.
    Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
  • Cousteau roots his pitch in economics.
    Justin Worland, Time, 28 May 2026
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“Infixes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infixes. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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