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Recent Examples of inset
Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 15 May 2024
Her colored jeans were washed and hand-dyed in muted pink and pigeon gray, and fabric remnants were used for the plaid insets in the skirts.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2024
Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2024
The slip-on design is comfortable enough to wear all night, and inset waist panels add movement to the skirt for even more impact and flow.
—Shea Simmons, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2024
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Noun
The company is also helping developers test user interfaces against new surfaces, like curved displays, insets, and angles.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 15 May 2024
Her colored jeans were washed and hand-dyed in muted pink and pigeon gray, and fabric remnants were used for the plaid insets in the skirts.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2024
Verb
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
The slip-on design is comfortable enough to wear all night, and inset waist panels add movement to the skirt for even more impact and flow.
—Shea Simmons, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inset
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The narrator describes listening to an astronomy talk, full of figures and charts and diagrams, and starting to feel sick and tired.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Visualize your problems and develop solutions with fishbone diagrams and SWOT analysis.StackCommerce Team (Sponsored), PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
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After making a centimeter-long incision under the chin and, in some cases, two additional poke holes, one behind each earlobe, doctors insert a steel cannula to break up and suction out excess fat.Jolene Edgar, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
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The wine case inserts—designed to cushion Silver Oak bottles in transit—are manufactured from recycled, non-toxic foam in Wisconsin.Rachel King, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Her impeccable comedic timing will be sorely missed — so who’s stepping up to the plate?Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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The show begins with an extensive selection of luxury astrolabes, a technical instrument of engraved and ornamented metal plates and dials used for timekeeping, astronomy and navigation.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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Be aware that even with graphics hardware acceleration, some of these effects took up to a half minute to complete on my test PC.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Over the past decade, scientists and researchers discovered that the same Nvidia chip designs that could render polygons and computer graphics were ideal for the kind of parallel processing needed for AI.Kif Leswing, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Beyond the memories, the only trace of the great man is La Casa — the rambling, Spanish-style home with a terracotta roof, stucco walls and inlaid ceramic tiles that Valenzuela built for his family during the exhilarating, and financially remunerative, days of Fernandomania.Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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Everything was either inlaid with Swarovski stones or designed to be worn as a piece of jewelry.Mark Holgate, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
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Among the handouts was a bookmark with an illustration of a voting booth and two children outside.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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This deceptive game is the perfect illustration of modern marketing.Drew Gerber, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The White House Offer, as it was known inside Microsoft, would dispatch Microsoft consultants across the federal government to install the company’s cybersecurity products — which, as a part of the offer, were provided free of charge for a limited time.Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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This includes cyber protection details, such as how much storage was backed up today, the amount of malware and malicious URLs blocked, existing vulnerabilities, and patches ready to install.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Inset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inset. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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