inlaid

verb

Definition of inlaidnext
past tense of inlay
as in inset

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  1. inset
  2. cut in
  3. inserted
  4. injected
Verb
  • Businesses need to transition away from fossil fuels, increase organic coffee purchases, and shift from offsetting to insetting by investing directly in their supply chain.
    Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Shaker cabinets inset with mauve pink grass cloth and outfitted with vintage brass swan pulls stand opposite a spacious marble vanity inspired by her mother’s.
    Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of inset
Verb
  • Should inflation accelerate, the likelihood of interest rate cuts in 2025 would erode, removing some support for the stock market.
    COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
  • In addition, the Fed’s median forecasts called for two 25-basis-point rate cuts in 2025.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut in
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  • In 2004, Clinton underwent a quadruple bypass operation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and returned to the same hospital in 2010 for another heart procedure, during which two stents were inserted into a coronary artery.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of inserted
Verb
  • In addition, Burks was injected back into the mix after being held out of the previous seven games by coach’s decision, playing key late minutes.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Sleaze injected residue from the bag and passed out immediately.
    Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of injected
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