inlaid

verb

Definition of inlaidnext
past tense of inlay
as in inset

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inlaid
  1. inset
  2. inserted
  3. cut in
  4. injected
  5. interpolated
  6. interspersed
  7. worked in
  8. interjected
Verb
  • Large ventilation spaces surrounding them make the tail section appear inset into the vehicle's structure.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
  • However, some people find two-wheel luggage more durable since the two wheels are usually inset further than four-wheel luggage.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Definition of inset
Verb
  • The launch materials are full of claymation selfies, custom postcards, and pets inserted into famous paintings.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • That release will include special editions and randomly inserted Kaws’ autographs.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Definition of inserted
Verb
  • But the dramatic cut in drug production was also due in part to farmers being given alternative crops to the cultivation of opium poppies, De Croo said, noting that funding for such programs had been severely curtailed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • The dot-plot grid of individual members’ expectations, in which Warsh did not participate, narrowly tilted toward one rate hike this year, then a cut in each of the following two years.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Definition of cut in
Verb
  • The Lewis family, the north London club’s majority owners, injected £100m to provide fresh working capital last month, following a previous £100m injection last October.
    — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Baltic Yachts injected some Miami Vice flavor into the DNA of its latest vessel.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 July 2026
Definition of injected
Verb
  • There are interpolated bits of backstory to explain character — Simon and Jack would be left at school over Christmas by their parents (abusive and cold, respectively).
    — Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
  • Part of Ayers’s respect in the hip-hop community is derived from his willingness to work with the artists who’ve sampled and interpolated him.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of interpolated
Verb
  • Action has come and gone in this match, with short spurts of chances interspersed with plenty of passive play.
    — NBC News, NBC news, 7 July 2026
  • On his Instagram, happy photos of his family living the American dream are interspersed with violent admonitions about the forces lurking in his own community and seeking to destroy him.
    — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of interspersed
Verb
  • Eric Torres, a crane operator with Local 10 who has worked in the C&H Company facility, said sugar never hits the ground when unloaded there.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • Cuba’s doctors have worked in developing nations such as Gambia and Venezuela for decades, skilled in providing care with scarce resources.
    — Paolo Santalucia, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of worked in
Verb
  • Maher interjected, citing a settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026
  • Carr interjected, eager to include the 41-year-old unrestricted free agent in the conversation of incumbent on-ball presences on the Lakers.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 27 June 2026
Definition of interjected
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