as in inserted
to put among or between others
she occasionally interjected comments into the conversation
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Recent Examples of interjected
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.
—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
As Martin spoke to USA TODAY another man, who did not give his name, interjected.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Before Corgan could expand on that thought, Love interjected and said Grohl has written four songs about her and that her friend Scott Weiland has written two.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
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
As Martin spoke to USA TODAY another man, who did not give his name, interjected.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Before Corgan could expand on that thought, Love interjected and said Grohl has written four songs about her and that her friend Scott Weiland has written two.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interjected
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His first chance will be against the Colorado Rockies’ Tomoyuki Sugano as Freeland was inserted into the starting lineup at second base.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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To make the process even easier for novices, the M2 leverages AI to detect the type of materials inserted and automatically adjust the settings for cutting, engraving, or just scoring to make thinner materials easier to flex and fold.—
Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
27 May 2026
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Carney said his government has introduced legislation over the last year to combat antisemitism and other forms of hatred.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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From labs to factories For robotics researchers, NVIDIA introduced the Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot, an open reference design combining a Unitree H2 Plus humanoid robot, Sharpa dexterous hands, Jetson Thor onboard computing, and the Isaac GR00T software stack.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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That had been the story of his Grand Slam career up until this year’s French Open, physical ailments interspersed with brutal five-set defeats.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Over two minutes, a spectrum of Black improvisational styles battle on what feels like a Red Planet, interspersed with video game chirps and tectonic-shifting airblasts that cool the magma cooked up during combat, each one building off the other’s energy.—
Tatiana Lee Rodriguez,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
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“Interjected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interjected. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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