as in inserted
to put among or between others
interpolated a new paragraph into the online encyclopedia article
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Recent Examples of interpolated
Part of Ayers’s respect in the hip-hop community is derived from his willingness to work with the artists who’ve sampled and interpolated him.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
The song has been sampled or interpolated over 150 times, according to Whosampled.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
The figure below shows the long-term oil demand from the IEA’s World Energy Outlook volumes from 2019 to 2024 (data is interpolated).
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Trenchant talks about trust, love and parental obligation were interpolated with shocking surprises.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
Thornton cleared his throat, and politely interpolated his thoughts.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
The visual wizardry, coupled with improvisational instrumentals, also harkened back to their Acid Tests days, where the Dead interpolated songs with hiatuses of silence, filling the void with a cacophony of lights and incoherence.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024
Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
The song has been sampled or interpolated over 150 times, according to Whosampled.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
The figure below shows the long-term oil demand from the IEA’s World Energy Outlook volumes from 2019 to 2024 (data is interpolated).
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Trenchant talks about trust, love and parental obligation were interpolated with shocking surprises.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
Thornton cleared his throat, and politely interpolated his thoughts.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
The visual wizardry, coupled with improvisational instrumentals, also harkened back to their Acid Tests days, where the Dead interpolated songs with hiatuses of silence, filling the void with a cacophony of lights and incoherence.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interpolated
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Text transmitted to the Cat via the serial port was inserted into the document as if it had been typed in at the console.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bake at 425°F until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 23-26 minutes.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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The 2025 Ford Explorer midsize SUV introduced new features, and lost a couple less popular ones, when the when the three-row family hauler hit dealerships in July 2024.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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And, finally, last but likely not least, Joey Cantillo broke into the big leagues last summer and officially introduced himself on Tuesday night.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Interpolated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpolated. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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