inserted
Americanadjective
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Botany. (especially of the parts of a flower) attached to or growing out of some part.
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Anatomy. having an insertion, as a muscle, tendon, or ligament; attached, as the end of a muscle that moves a bone.
adjective
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anatomy (of a muscle) attached to the bone that it moves
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botany (of parts of a plant) growing from another part, as stamens from the corolla
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Inserted in letter after letter, there are dozens of portraits of women with immaculate hairdos posing to remind their distant lovers what they looked like.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2023
Inserted at the tail end of the 461-page document, the clause aimed to reroute flight paths at the Boise Airport.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023
Inserted into a lineup that led the major leagues in home runs and on-base-plus-slugging percentage last year, Chapman softens the loss of Semien and upgrades the team’s production at third base.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2022
Inserted in the gun bore and twisted three or four turns, it seizes and draws out the remains of cartridge bags stuck in the gun after firing.
From Washington Times • Feb. 26, 2017
Inserted snugly into a hole drilled in the side of a maple.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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