as in inserts
to put among or between others
interpolated a new paragraph into the online encyclopedia article
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Recent Examples of interpolates
The track interpolates Ennio Morricone’s theme song from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
Jeremiah Fraites’ score beautifully melds with and interpolates these iconic songs.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
Jeremiah Fraites’ score beautifully melds with and interpolates these iconic songs.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interpolates
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One image inserts Coalie next to a coal-mining family that otherwise looks like an ad that could have appeared a century ago.—
Annie Persons,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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Many streaming hubs fill each commercial break with an assortment of spots that appear due to programmatic buying that inserts ads based on algorithms tied to demographics and geography.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The film introduces German actor Naomi Cosma in a breakout performance, alongside a cast of young American non-pros Rivilis discovered locally in New Mexico.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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In the second slide, Kelce introduces the shop (and its 87-year-old owner) in a video.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Captured over four back-to-back performances in Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena in July 2025, the nearly two-hour movie intersperses most of her set list with endearing snippets of behind-the-scenes footage from the day leading up to the show.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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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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With as many young and unproven players that the Dolphins will likely trot out, the confidence that Willis has and injects into his teammates cannot be overlooked.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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The majority ruling injects fresh uncertainty into a multiparty coalition government and marks the first time in post-apartheid South Africa a sitting president will be forced into a formal inquiry of this scale.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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DiMarco is a perfect fit as the besotted but fragile boy-man groom while Jason Leigh interjects hazy weirdness while Levine, Wilbusch, Birney, Crome and Fraser keep our suspicions about them on high.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the middle of the date, the FBI interjects and arrests the man, blowing up Athena’s cover.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Interpolates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpolates. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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