as in inserted
to put among or between others
she occasionally interjected comments into the conversation
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Recent Examples of interjected
Roy interjected with the mischievous smirk typical of a younger brother trying to ruffle some feathers.
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Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Bateman interjected as Stewart agreed.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
Early episodes are somewhat chaotic, with many unfinished questions and sentences interjected by giggles.
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Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
1 June 2026
Mayor Vi Lyles interjected before the video finished to tell Lamb his time was up.
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Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
Harvey Barnes interjected and darted forward, crossing for Nick Woltemade, but West Ham were playing at 33rpm to Newcastle’s 45.
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George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
As Cretton and Guest looked on and occasionally interjected, Abdul-Mateen described a tough first Zoom meeting that left him feeling slighted.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
Hudson interrupted Belichick's CBS interview when interviewer Tony Dokoupil asked how the two met, and, CBS said, interjected several other times throughout.
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Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
The staffer interjected that Telemundo was ready for him.
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Jesús Rodríguez,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Bateman interjected as Stewart agreed.
—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
Early episodes are somewhat chaotic, with many unfinished questions and sentences interjected by giggles.
—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
1 June 2026
Mayor Vi Lyles interjected before the video finished to tell Lamb his time was up.
—
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
Harvey Barnes interjected and darted forward, crossing for Nick Woltemade, but West Ham were playing at 33rpm to Newcastle’s 45.
—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
As Cretton and Guest looked on and occasionally interjected, Abdul-Mateen described a tough first Zoom meeting that left him feeling slighted.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
Hudson interrupted Belichick's CBS interview when interviewer Tony Dokoupil asked how the two met, and, CBS said, interjected several other times throughout.
—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
The staffer interjected that Telemundo was ready for him.
—
Jesús Rodríguez,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interjected
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Nixon then inserted himself into an obstruction of justice case by talking with an aide about blocking the FBI investigation, which eventually led to an impeachment inquiry by the House of Representatives and his eventual resignation.
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Right now, Bright Uro is commercializing Glean, a miniature device that can be inserted non-surgically into the bladder and record data.
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But, by 2030, AI’s intelligence per watt (to reference a new metric recently introduced by Chris Re and colleagues at Stanford) will be dramatically higher, to a degree that few today are anticipating or have yet internalized.
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Transit profiles typically extend slightly beyond truckload timelines, with additional days introduced when freight moves across multiple rail networks.
Verb
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On his Instagram, happy photos of his family living the American dream are interspersed with violent admonitions about the forces lurking in his own community and seeking to destroy him.
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Nolan seems to be striving for geographic realism interspersed with violent and fantastic episodes.
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“Interjected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interjected. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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