insets 1 of 2

Definition of insetsnext
plural of inset

insets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of inset

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insets
Noun
  • Joe Brusuelas, senior economist at RSM US, highlighted a few of those factors when pushing back on White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett’s claim Monday that subdued job gains are primarily the result of lower population figures and higher productivity.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Since the retail figures aren’t adjusted for inflation, weaker figures could be impacted by steep holiday discounts.
    Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Spader plays Graham, an enigmatic wanderer who inserts himself into the lives of his old friend John (Peter Gallagher), his wife Ann (Andie MacDowell) and her sister Cynthia (San Giacomo), drawing out all manner of confessions and revelations.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Perhaps most perceptively captivating is the sweetly cunning way Marczak inserts himself into the film.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Inspired by both pre-Columbian cultures and modern scientific theories, Jensen made energetic diagrams of shapes, symbols, and numbers in loud complementary colors, using thick globs of paint; the results generate a fascinating friction.
    Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Wednesday night that will build upon its current deal, which was limited to cloud storage for city documents and programs that allow employees to create notes, diagrams, centralized landing pages and electronic signatures.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Take a walk back in time surrounded by thousands of years of history, feast your way through the city with plates like cacio e pepe and gelato, and take in the views from atop the Spanish Steps or the terrace of the Capitoline Hill.
    Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
  • So when vibration plates started popping up on my Instagram feed, my curiosity immediately perked up.
    Ciara Lucas, SELF, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The stock moves weren’t dramatic, but Ullal’s comments are notable because Nvidia has dominated the market for graphics processing units (GPUs) in AI since the industry started taking off a little over three years ago with the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
    Kristina Partsinevelos,Ari Levy, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Weekly measles cases in the US Unable to view our graphics?
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • People and policy Some maternal health advocates are worried about how Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will affect pregnancy coverage.
    Blake Farmer, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Across the country, the company said, there were 108,435 job cuts in January.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Deuxmoi showed pictures of McRae and Hughes dining at Anton’s in the West Village the month prior.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • In these 2-foot-square pictures, long-haired nude female figures in close Edenic companionship with wild beasts poke their heads out from behind lush tropical foliage, and stare, unsettlingly, straight outward.
    Benjamin Lima, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Monaco Parkway bridge will be closed for about three days as the city installs new girders as part of their bridge replacement project.
    Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Through the program, VFD provides and installs smoke and CO alarms free of charge for any resident within the City of Valparaiso or Center Township during home safety visits, the release said.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Insets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insets. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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