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noun

Definition of insetnext
as in diagram

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verb

as in to insert

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Recent Examples of inset
Noun
Trim wallpaper to fit inside the door insets and adhere with crafts glue. — Maria V. Charbonneaux, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024 Madigan-Curtis sees big upside in trading offsets for insets. — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
But a four-piece band and pair of backing singers did their part Monday, stationed within pits inset into the stage and occasionally venturing out. — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024 The options on the test truck are: the TRD Off Road Premium Package with a 5 foot bed for $8,800, the stabilizer disconnect mechanism for $1,230, the bed mat for $200, the trailer hitch ball mount for $70, and the tailgate inset in Gun Metal gray for $89. — Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for inset
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inset
  1. diagram
  2. insert
  3. plate
  4. cut in
  5. graphic
  6. inlay
  7. illustration
  8. install
Noun
  • These are lower-end bike computers that, sure enough, could roughly tally with the rectangular diagram seen in the FCC documentation.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The company said Gemini 2.0 is now available as one of the models in the offering, and a new feature called Visual Q&A will allow doctors to search diagrams, tables and charts.
    — Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of diagram
Verb
  • Digging around a root ball roughly 45 feet in diameter began on June 1, followed by an operation to insert large inflatable airbags underneath.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The Royals inserted infield prospect Tyler Tolbert in Witt’s place.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of insert
Noun
  • He’s been putting an emphasis on pickoffs at first base and reducing his times to the plate to control the running game.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Diners can start with shareable plates like the Classic Caesar, the refreshing Wedge, or the Smoked Salmon Dip with house made potato chips.
    — Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of plate
Verb
  • While Fed Chair Powell said recently that the Fed wants to take it slow on rate cuts, the market is now pricing in three cuts in 2025, starting in June.
    — MoneyShow, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The tax agency has been hit hard by job cuts in recent weeks.
    — Emily Peck, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of cut in
Noun
  • With that new target, Chatterjee forecasts that shares of Super Micro, known for its servers powered with Nvidia graphics processing chips, could gain about 15% on the back of a better supply ramp from Nvidia’s Blackwell chips.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As usual, the effects are wicked, slotting YT and Lancey into 480p graphics that resemble flashy, expensive music videos from the heyday of T-Pain and Nigerian crew Mo’ Hits.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of graphic
Verb
  • While the bamboo and bone tiles may be long gone, and the mahjong table is now inlaid with phone charging sockets rather than mother of pearl, the game’s magic remains the same.
    — Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Trump leads a reporter into the dining room to The Table — a two-ton marble monster 12-feet long, made in the Medici Marble Works of Florence, inlaid with Persian lapis lazuli, peachstone, red and green jasper, white shell, yellow chalcedony and Oriental alabaster — for a one-on-one interview.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of inlay
Noun
  • The education campaign featured online illustrations depicting a Black mother, child and teenager suffering from the consequences of the mother’s marijuana usage.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
  • At this stage, the illustration may not be repeatable even though it is both defined and operated by the inventors.
    — Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of illustration
Verb
  • The fake Play Store download button just installs the Trojan.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Have your water tested and install a water softener if necessary. 4.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of install

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