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interplay

noun

in·​ter·​play ˈin-tər-ˌplā How to pronounce interplay (audio)
: interaction
the interplay of opposing forces
interplay intransitive verb

Examples of interplay in a Sentence

the interplay between the old and the new enjoys the interplay of three very different flavors
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Her young star also mentions a scene featuring the daughter and her mother in a forest as a challenging interplay of movement and camera. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025 His pinhole view of both markets and states leaves little room for the more complicated, sometimes antagonistic interplay between them. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese, $80 Mosel Rieslings deliver a masterful interplay of acidity, sweetness, and savoriness. Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025 Along with the running debate over the Fed-economy interplay, the bull-bear argument over the fundaments of the AI-investment blitz will simply be with us indefinitely. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interplay

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of interplay was in 1862

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“Interplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interplay. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

interplay

noun
in·​ter·​play ˈint-ər-ˌplā How to pronounce interplay (audio)
: mutual action or influence : interaction
interplay
ˌint-ər-ˈplā How to pronounce interplay (audio)
ˈint-ər-ˌplā
verb

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