as in inserts
to put among or between others
injected one more comment into the body of the text
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Recent Examples of injects
The character of Ainsley could so easily be unlikeable—pampered, beautiful, wealthy—but Randolph injects heart, rounding her edges and giving her substance.
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Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
In addition, Maduro’s capture injects doubts about the potency of Chinese backing.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
Instead of a spool, the machine injects into a hydrogel.
—Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
The win boosts Oklahoma’s playoff odds but also injects uncertainty into the Tide’s path to Atlanta for the Southeastern Conference title game.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Bam—an eccentric sneaker instantly injects your look with personality.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2025
It is designed with a squeezable tentacle that injects oxygen into the system.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Ross better hit a home run on his next hires, adding executives and a head coach who injects hope into the veins of this fan base like Parcells once did, because at this rate Dolphins apathy will become the constant.
—Omar Kelly
november 4, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
And the dynamic choreography by Tamara Kangas Erickson (who has since taken over as CDT’s leader) injects true glee into the proceedings.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injects
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Detailed this week in the journal ACS Sensors, the team describes a small device made from an array of microneedles that inserts into a dead fish (or fillets) and continuously measures hypoxanthine (HX), a key compound closely associated with spoilage.—
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Amid the melodrama, Trier inserts flashes of comedy.—
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Klee’s Bavarian Don Giovanni, drawn from the artist’s 1919 composition, introduces an inventive daily color-shifting calendar window, while Pollock’s Alchemy channels the expressive splatter of mid-century abstraction through bold, layered prints.—
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The narrator introduces himself as a mediocre painter who has spent his life painting the same image, a cypress by a stream.—
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In the middle of the date, the FBI interjects and arrests the man, blowing up Athena’s cover.—
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As the reporter continues speaking, though, Holland then interjects with a quick correction.—
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Bolt adds that this style is great for all hair types and textures, and there are endless possibilities for styling it.—
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However, a new study from the University of Georgia and Emory University adds a critical piece to the puzzle.—
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Templeton intersperses these pictures with fragments from her teen diaries.—
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Greengrass intersperses those blistering moments with scenes of firefighters and other authorities talking about how to deal with the fire and filling in plot points away from the action.—
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“Injects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injects. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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