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 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.
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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
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
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Encord replicated a real data center server rack, where an operator inserts blue cables into penny-sized sockets all day.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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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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The group is suddenly upended when one couple -- Anne and Nick (Kenney-Silver and Steve Carrell, respectively) -- abruptly divorces and Nick introduces the group to a younger girlfriend, Ginny (Henningsen).—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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In addition to Farrell, Season 2 of Sugar introduces new cast members Jin Ha, Raymond Lee, Tony Dalton, Laura Donnelly and Sasha Calle, along with special guest star Shea Whigham.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 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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Janney injects ice into the veins of New Mexico widow Diane Patterson, who is arranging the funeral for her husband.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Klepov injects some skill into their pool.—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Perhaps that’s why Lucy was able to ignore the signs for so long, some of which the audience is given the chance to see in a dark and disquieting flashback that Kreutzer cleverly interjects during the movie’s second act.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
15 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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“Interpolates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpolates. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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