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
  • Prior to the Fed’s first, 50-basis-point rate cut in September, the 10-year yield was hovering around 3.6%.
    Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The customer service staff in Denver had been cut in half, Linafelter explained, and he’d been barred from hiring replacements.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut in
Verb
  • In this form of traditional Chinese medicine, thin needles are inserted into different body parts to reduce pain or stress.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
  • During aging, the cheese's flavor deepens, and regular piercing—a technique where metal rods or needles are inserted into the cheese—helps air circulate through the cheese, promoting mold growth.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of inserted
Verb
  • In a test of the technology, droplets of the MENDs (in a carrier solution) were injected into the subthalamic nucleus region of the brains of lab mice.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
  • To treat tinnitus, local anesthetics may be injected into the ear canal.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of injected
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