as in to insert
to put among or between others
interpolated a new paragraph into the online encyclopedia article
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Recent Examples of interpolate
Her paintings from the 1960s are themselves interpolated by the body’s surrogates: fluid stains, eyes, claws, and extracted human teeth.
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Elizabeth Mangini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
To commemorate the release, Jones spoke with Variety about interpolating Brandy for one of the deluxe album’s tracks, name-checking Chappell Roan on another and plans for her wedding after she got engaged to Donovan Mitchell last month.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
The original code interpolated the user input (term) into the SQL query string.
—Mohit Menghnani, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
His backstory involves a terrible crash at the Spanish Grand Prix in his 30s that still gives him nightmares (and explains the film’s cryptic opening, in which calming ocean waves are interpolated with gritty video images of a high-speed race).
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 June 2025
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Elizabeth Mangini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
To commemorate the release, Jones spoke with Variety about interpolating Brandy for one of the deluxe album’s tracks, name-checking Chappell Roan on another and plans for her wedding after she got engaged to Donovan Mitchell last month.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
The original code interpolated the user input (term) into the SQL query string.
—Mohit Menghnani, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
His backstory involves a terrible crash at the Spanish Grand Prix in his 30s that still gives him nightmares (and explains the film’s cryptic opening, in which calming ocean waves are interpolated with gritty video images of a high-speed race).
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interpolate
Verb
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The Blue Jays inserted Barger specifically to get lefty Anthony Banda into the game and force a pitching change.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In addition, many Department of Education employees who were furloughed were surprised to see a message blaming Democrats for the government shutdown inserted into their out-of-office replies.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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In August, Norton introduced a bill to remove the Pike statue permanently.—
NPR,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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The channel and news brand will begin rolling out 15 second spots today featuring talent like Rachel Maddow, officially introducing the rebrand to viewers.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Interpolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpolate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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