interpolates

verb

present tense third-person singular of interpolate
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 Part of that creative control was creating a 13-track LP that serves as a soundtrack to his life and interpolates viral Internet videos, pop-culture classics, and soulful collaborators. — Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 24 June 2026 In the title track, Lizzo interpolates two elder singer-songwriters, Missy Elliott and Meredith Brooks, who each flipped the slur into biting hooks in the late nineties. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 11 June 2026 The score by Amine Bouhafa and Isabelle Laudenbach — the director’s sister, and also an accomplished flamenco guitarist — deftly interpolates scraps and strains of Bizet’s original compositions, stripped of operatic excess and given a folky lilt. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 May 2026 The track interpolates Ennio Morricone’s theme song from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. — 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
  1. inserts
  2. introduces
  3. intersperses
  4. injects
  5. interjects
Verb
  • Instead of putting bourbon into a new set of barrels, the distillery inserts 10 virgin French oak staves that have been seared into cask-strength Maker’s, and lets the whiskey age for a little more than two months in its cool limestone cellars.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
  • When introduced into another cell, the gene produces a protein that inserts into the cell membrane.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of inserts
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  • The program developed by Omordia and Inanga celebrates the traditions and contributions of Black composers and introduces audiences to the work of composers who have historically received less attention on the classical concert stage.
    — Megan Fitzgerald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Rosval quickly introduces the restaurant’s all-female team, who are preparing dishes from around the world here in the small city of Modena, and celebrating culinary diversity right in the heart of Italy.
    — Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of introduces
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  • The visual intersperses footage from a trip the pair took to Iceland with clips of their Upstate New York home, a fitting backdrop to Sprague’s spectral vocals and wandering synth arcs.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of intersperses
Verb
  • Researchers found that the spyware injects its communication component into SpringBoard, a core iPhone system process responsible for the Home Screen and other interface functions.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Periodically, Li injects her narrative with commentary set off in long parenthetical asides.
    — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of injects
Verb
  • Even Daniel, who is quiet but a keen listener, interjects when necessary.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout our conversation, in fact, the pair chuckles, nods along to each other’s answers, interjects sounds of assent.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of interjects

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“Interpolates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpolates. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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