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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Grenell was appointed interim director of the Kennedy Center in February 2025 after Trump purged the historic venue’s former leadership and inserted himself as chairman of the board.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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Without being asked, Sam inserted himself into the recruiting process.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Encode’s vice president of public policy issued a statement endorsing HB 286 after the group paid for polling that found broad support for the bill among Utah voters just days after it was introduced.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors have also introduced letters from the State Department, the Defense Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI stating that searches found no record that the defendants had ever been employed by those federal agencies.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Interpolated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpolated. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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