INTERPOLATED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

interpolated

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past tense of interpolate

as in inserted

to put among or between others interpolated a new paragraph into the online encyclopedia article

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Recent Examples of interpolated But other parts of the country are more like sensor deserts, where AQI scores are interpolated from readings made in far-off places, and precision is reduced. — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 There are interpolated bits of backstory to explain character — Simon and Jack would be left at school over Christmas by their parents (abusive and cold, respectively). — Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026 Part of Ayers’s respect in the hip-hop community is derived from his willingness to work with the artists who’ve sampled and interpolated him. — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025 The song has been sampled or interpolated over 150 times, according to Whosampled. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025 The figure below shows the long-term oil demand from the IEA’s World Energy Outlook volumes from 2019 to 2024 (data is interpolated). — Michael Lynch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Trenchant talks about trust, love and parental obligation were interpolated with shocking surprises. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024 Thornton cleared his throat, and politely interpolated his thoughts. — Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024 The visual wizardry, coupled with improvisational instrumentals, also harkened back to their Acid Tests days, where the Dead interpolated songs with hiatuses of silence, filling the void with a cacophony of lights and incoherence. — Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 1 Oct. 2024

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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

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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

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