as in inserts
to put among or between others
she occasionally interjected comments into the conversation
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Recent Examples of interjects
In the middle of the date, the FBI interjects and arrests the man, blowing up Athena’s cover.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
As the reporter continues speaking, though, Holland then interjects with a quick correction.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Wang occasionally interjects her own commentary during this section, adding information about the younger Payá’s brief exile from the island.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
The voice of her intrusive thoughts interjects sassy commentary throughout.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024
Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
As the reporter continues speaking, though, Holland then interjects with a quick correction.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Wang occasionally interjects her own commentary during this section, adding information about the younger Payá’s brief exile from the island.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
The voice of her intrusive thoughts interjects sassy commentary throughout.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interjects
Verb
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Meanwhile, Catherine’s ignored handmaid, Nelly (Hong Chau), inserts herself into everyone’s drama out of pique.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps most perceptively captivating is the sweetly cunning way Marczak inserts himself into the film.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, the Ritz Kids program introduces younger guests to the excitement of the island through games, arts and crafts, and adventures in and around the water.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Levy Rozman wrote a book that introduces infants to the chess board.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The playful, outfit-making detail immediately injects fun into any look and, when done well, can also be pretty chic.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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As with anything involving high schoolers, Brian takes a seemingly low-stakes scenario and injects it with high-stakes emotion.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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North Korea’s often-wild rhetoric, combined with nuclear weapons development, adds further international frictions.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The production has long attracted performers from across the entertainment world, and the pairing of two Dancing with the Stars alumni in leading roles adds a new dimension to its legacy of drawing audiences beyond traditional theatergoers.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Templeton intersperses these pictures with fragments from her teen diaries.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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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.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Interjects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interjects. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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