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as in intervened
to act as a go-between for opposing sides
an elder statesman who has interposed a number of times in international conflicts
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as in interrupted
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
I hate to interpose, but could you tell me what you meant by that last remark?
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as in inserted
to put among or between others
a solid line of police in riot gear interposed itself between the trade ministers and the crowd of protesters
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Recent Examples of interposed
Reading more non-fiction like Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto reminded me how many forms books can takes with its short vignettes interposed with images.
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Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interposed
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Officers responded but rarely intervened.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Witnesses intervened, and the unknown offender left the scene in an unknown direction.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Arulampalam’s announcement also comes the same week his state of the city address was interrupted by protestors demanding the firing of Magnano and the officer who fatally shot 53-year-old Everard Walker, who was killed during a mental health call just eight days before Jones was shot.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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What is the most navy blue system that has interrupted with your own life recently?—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Bake on the middle rack of the heated oven until the top is puffed and lightly golden and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.—
Georgeanne Brennan,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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During the procedure, a catheter, or tiny flexible tube, is inserted into a blood vessel and snaked into the heart to view the coronary and/or pulmonary arteries up close.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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With many fans cheering him on, one interfered and led him off course.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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To this day, Bezos has never interfered in newsroom decisions, according to interviews with two dozen senior Post journalists over the years.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2026
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Almanac introduced the beer during a public event at its Alameda brewery on March 21.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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In Texas last year, 3,000 pieces of legislation related to elections were introduced in the state legislature, Patrick said, and election officials have to prepare for any changes months in advance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Mawema interjected, in reference to Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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Raheem and Irshad asked everyone to go around the tables introducing themselves, and periodically interjected to add impressive footnotes about those who were too modest about their accomplishments.—
Sarah Khan,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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New clips of the Laguners as adults are interspersed with the original opening credits to create a fun then-and-now comparison.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
24 Mar. 2026
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The bustling street scenes and seaside images that open and are interspersed throughout Annemarie Jacir’s Palestine 36 are not period-movie re-creations.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Interposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interposed. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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