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as in to intervene
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 to insert
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 interpose
Other ads feature images of Harris and VP candidate Tim Walz interposed with post-apocalyptic scenes, and pictures of Walz and President Biden mashed up with images of prescription drugs spilling out of bottles.
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Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In Côte d’Ivoire, a civil war that began in 2002 led to the partition of the country, with a large UN force interposed between the two sides.
—Jon Western, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2011
Such a note, seemingly interposed at random, echoes Whitman and DeFeo.
—David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
Just this past weekend, a top campaign staffer reshared a video with an image of DeSantis, a Nazi symbol interposed over the Florida flag, and soldiers on the march.
—Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, 25 July 2023
These use a proton-conducting polymer membrane as the electrolyte interposed between the fuel and oxidizer to help shuttle electric charge within the fuel cell.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 June 2023
Biden was taking a harder line with Putin, but when the two met earlier in the summer and Zelensky tried to interpose on the summit with dire warnings about the war, he was ignored.
—New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022
With a mask interposed close to the healthy hamsters (the equivalent of a healthy person wearing a mask), one-third were.
—The Economist, 28 May 2020
One clever way to avoid the restrictions of being at home, isolated — Kate and Aidy are both being interposed onto different grocery store setting backdrops.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2020
Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In Côte d’Ivoire, a civil war that began in 2002 led to the partition of the country, with a large UN force interposed between the two sides.
—Jon Western, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2011
Such a note, seemingly interposed at random, echoes Whitman and DeFeo.
—David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
Just this past weekend, a top campaign staffer reshared a video with an image of DeSantis, a Nazi symbol interposed over the Florida flag, and soldiers on the march.
—Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, 25 July 2023
These use a proton-conducting polymer membrane as the electrolyte interposed between the fuel and oxidizer to help shuttle electric charge within the fuel cell.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 June 2023
Biden was taking a harder line with Putin, but when the two met earlier in the summer and Zelensky tried to interpose on the summit with dire warnings about the war, he was ignored.
—New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022
With a mask interposed close to the healthy hamsters (the equivalent of a healthy person wearing a mask), one-third were.
—The Economist, 28 May 2020
One clever way to avoid the restrictions of being at home, isolated — Kate and Aidy are both being interposed onto different grocery store setting backdrops.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interpose
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The suspects fled the area on their bicycles southbound on Carrillo Drive after witnesses attempted to intervene, police said.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The district said that this information was never shared with school officials, preventing them from providing resources or intervening. CNN has tried to reach Jocelynn’s mother, Marbella Carranza for comment.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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This time, however, Kelsey and Matt's big night was not only interrupted by Domingo, but also by his brothers, Ronaldo and Santiago (Pedro Pascal and Bad Bunny).—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
17 Feb. 2025
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This comes on top of a funding freeze also ordered by the administration that has interrupted work designed to clear national forests of vegetation that can feed wildfires.—
Christopher Flavelle,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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During one of her MRIs, Lauren found a website that lets users insert photos into the Eras Tour poster format.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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The young designer with Nigerian-Indian origins has incorporated files and documents into T-shirts, and has used a fading method on some of the pieces and inserted pieces of gold embroidery onto the shirts and dresses.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Who Makes the Best of Things Days later, after a two-hour private meeting with Mr. Putin in Helsinki, Mr. Trump repeated the Russian leader’s assertion that Moscow had not interfered in Mr. Trump’s favor in the election.—
Paul Sonne,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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That owner picks the person to lead team ops and doesn’t interfere.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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This year's update is expected to revamp its slab-design, ditch the physical home button and introduce its FaceID feature, apart from camera and processor updates to support AI features, according to analysts and media reports.—
Akash Sriram,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Data transfer across clouds introduces risks of potential data leaks and interceptions, while disparate interfaces and configurations necessitate interoperability tools and emerging standards to streamline integration.—
Aravind Nuthalapati,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Interpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpose. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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