INTERPOLATING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

interpolating

verb

present participle of interpolate

as in inserting

to put among or between others interpolated a new paragraph into the online encyclopedia article

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Recent Examples of interpolating Cinematic history is filled with examples, some more successful than others, of filmmakers creating dramas based on traumatic real events and interpolating raw documentary material to impart a sense of authenticity. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026

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Fast-forward to the ’90s, and aftermarket tuners were routinely cracking open an engine’s computer, removing the appropriate memory chip, inserting it into a reader, and writing lines of code to a new chip.

— Peter Nelson, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has used his office to intervene on behalf of donors since taking office last year, inserting the state’s lawyers in civil disputes to help developers and car dealers.

— Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

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At least that’s what Major League Soccer, one of the first leagues to use the system, wrote in the news release introducing it.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Connecticut Ballet founder Brett Raphael will be present at all the shows, introducing or narrating the pieces.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

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