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
The fourth track on Swift's latest album interpolates the late pop star's 1987 hit.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
Her paintings from the 1960s are themselves interpolated by the body’s surrogates: fluid stains, eyes, claws, and extracted human teeth.
—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
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
Her paintings from the 1960s are themselves interpolated by the body’s surrogates: fluid stains, eyes, claws, and extracted human teeth.
—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
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Oulonger 12-Pack In-Ground Solar Pathway Lights These solar lawn lights also have a stake, and can be easily inserted into the ground so that the actual light is level with the lawn surface.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Feb. 2026
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The rookie, who turned 20 last week, is enjoying an excellent season and has at least inserted his name into the Calder Trophy finalist conversation alongside Matthew Schaefer, the New York Islanders’ fantastic 18-year-old defenseman.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Takaichi had earlier laid out a record $783 billion budget for the next fiscal year starting April 1, on top of a $135 billion stimulus package introduced last year to help households with rising living costs.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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But the irony is, Roman numerals were actually introduced to make things easier to understand.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Interpolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpolate. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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