interjected

verb

past tense of interject
as in inserted
to put among or between others she occasionally interjected comments into the conversation

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Recent Examples of interjected Amye interjected and said maybe without the rough start, alluding to the ease of North Carolina’s touchdown drive on its opening possession in an eventual 48-14 TCU victory. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 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 Maher interjected, citing a settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026 Carr interjected, eager to include the 41-year-old unrestricted free agent in the conversation of incumbent on-ball presences on the Lakers. — Law Murray, New York Times, 27 June 2026 However, Frank Carone, then chief of staff to the mayor, is alleged to have interjected and received $120,000 for doing so. — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 24 June 2026 Roy interjected with the mischievous smirk typical of a younger brother trying to ruffle some feathers. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 Bateman interjected as Stewart agreed. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interjected
  1. inserted
  2. introduced
  3. interspersed
Verb
  • Those margins raise the prospect that similar language could be inserted into any further budget deals without triggering opposition.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In Tokyo, sandwiches are advertised with an image in which the bagel seems to be made of cobwebs and contains a tuna salad that appears to have been inserted via a piping bag.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of inserted
Verb
  • That change was introduced to help give club staff working across transfer departments a more normal working pattern.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Selective repression had already been introduced before 2022 with the imprisonment of a number of governors, ministers, and high-ranking civil servants on charges of corruption and abuse of power.
    — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of introduced
Verb
  • Alice’s revelation is interspersed with her conversation with Catherine.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Wails and moans of grief interspersed the chanting, until the small coffin was lowered into the grave.
    — Victoria Davies, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of interspersed

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“Interjected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interjected. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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