interposed

past tense of interpose

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of interposed The short-haired friend interposed herself on the bench between the twenty-three-year-old woman and the thirty-five-year-old man, putting her arm around the former and totally ignoring the latter. Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 Objects interposed between subjects and the camera hint at the quest for clarity through the intervening years. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026 An electrolyte—commonly a polymer or ceramic—interposed between the fuel and oxidizer helps shuttle ions within the fuel cell. IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interposed
Verb
  • Ali was about to set the animal on fire before Hotch intervened.
    Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The Treasury Department intervened midweek to help, but, by Friday, the relief had evaporated.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This has been 10 years in the making, interrupted by the pandemic, among other things.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Just then, another noise from the corn patch interrupted Van Lith’s second thoughts.
    Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The researchers also found that an item containing copper and gold had been inserted into Zosia’s mouth or nose after death.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Sprinkle with sliced almonds and bake for 35-40 minutes until the cake is golden and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Charlotte Flair and Chelsea Green both qualified on television, Green over Kiana James and Flair over Nia Jax by disqualification after Jade Cargill interfered.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • One area where the government interfered rather aggressively in the economy concerned the rates and tariffs the railroads charged.
    Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • If reelected, Luxon is seeking to make his government the latest worldwide to enact age restrictions for social media platforms after dozens of countries have either introduced or are mulling such measures.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • When O’Flynn arrived to begin character development, she was introduced to the story’s parents, played by two actors with a lifetime’s worth of Leigh films under their belt.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After a lengthy and contentious back and forth over questions posed by Reddington, Judge William Sullivan interjected to keep proceedings on topic.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Dubón expressed frustration that Torres didn’t check with the first-base umpire, and then manager Walt Weiss interjected in his defense.
    Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The streamer also released a short teaser, showing a bank of 1990s-era TV sets airing footage of the series interspersed with news reports of the high school soccer team’s rescue.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In the podcast, conversations with guests are interspersed with rambling reflections from Von, who is open about his past issues with substance abuse.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Interposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interposed. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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