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Recent Examples of inlay
At the same time, hundreds of tiny stars are fashioned from mother-of-pearl, abalone, brass, copper, and silver to be inlaid in the wood.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024
The lobby was blessedly cool and regal, with massive Murano glass chandeliers, tapestries, and inlaid marble flooring.
—Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Rare and exotic woods, like zebra wood with its graphic stripes and burl wood with its distinctive pattern, were used for striking wood furniture and flooring, while inlaid wood in Deco patterns added high-end details.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2024
Updated bathrooms have a Roman bathhouse feel with arches inlaid in travertine and new wall-to-wall marble vanities.
—Jen Salerno Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2024
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024
The lobby was blessedly cool and regal, with massive Murano glass chandeliers, tapestries, and inlaid marble flooring.
—Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Rare and exotic woods, like zebra wood with its graphic stripes and burl wood with its distinctive pattern, were used for striking wood furniture and flooring, while inlaid wood in Deco patterns added high-end details.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2024
Updated bathrooms have a Roman bathhouse feel with arches inlaid in travertine and new wall-to-wall marble vanities.
—Jen Salerno Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inlay
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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
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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
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At the hospital, surgeons inserted a shunt to control swelling in Manning's brain and tended to his many injuries.Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours or on high 2 to 3 hours or until an instant read thermometer inserted in the middle of a chop registers 145°F.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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The pieces vary in size and shape; a few have small holes cut in them.Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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The resulting surge in the 10-year T-Note yield further decreased the market’s odds for a rate cut in March from 41% to 25% based on the data from the CME FedWatch.Tom Aspray, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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But the future of these credits is a significant issue for homeowners who want to install solar panels.Jeff Brady, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
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The embarrassment inspired The New Yorker’s founding editor, Harold Ross, to install a fact-checking department, and since then checkers have left their marks all over the magazine.Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Inlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlay. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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