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as in intervenes
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 interrupts
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
I hate to interpose, but could you tell me what you meant by that last remark?
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as in inserts
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 interposes
The music video interposes clips of a nation on fire—thieves and looters running rampant, protesters spitting in cops’ faces—with footage of Aldean and his band playing in front of a courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, vowing to deliver justice.
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Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interposes
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One of the biggest hurdles for elders seeking guidance when the state intervenes in their personal affairs is the opacity of the Florida law governing adult protection.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Many of those questions go unanswered, not because parents don’t care, but because life intervenes.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The noise pauses conversations, interrupts performances at the nearby Langroise Center for the Performing Arts, and challenges residents near the tracks to find sleep as an average eight trains pass through downtown each night.—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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Passover interrupts that cycle.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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The change added a room where prisoners are to be examined and prepped for either a standard peripheral IV, or a central line — a more invasive procedure that inserts into the internal jugular in the neck, a femoral vein in the upper thigh or a subclavian vein in the chest.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Catherine’s ignored handmaid, Nelly (Hong Chau), inserts herself into everyone’s drama out of pique.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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If Washington overtly interferes in European elections or takes the dramatic step of annexing Greenland, the postwar alliance framework, already strained, could fracture.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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This Ministry frequently interferes in employers’ decisions, instigates acts of discrimination by authorities and organizations, brings weight to bear on the organs of justice and even orchestrates propaganda campaigns in the media.—
Jonny Diamond,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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His world is turned upside down when Alex introduces him to Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown), a young wizard-in-training in need of guidance.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Marius introduces the idea of Q’s first love as well, in the same way that Gigi does.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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DiMarco is a perfect fit as the besotted but fragile boy-man groom while Jason Leigh interjects hazy weirdness while Levine, Wilbusch, Birney, Crome and Fraser keep our suspicions about them on high.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the middle of the date, the FBI interjects and arrests the man, blowing up Athena’s cover.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Las Vegas injects Colorado River water directly into the aquifer using special wells, and has done so since the late 1980s.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Proponents raised health concerns about exposure to pollutants and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which injects water, chemicals and other substances underground to break through rocks to extract the minerals.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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Templeton intersperses these pictures with fragments from her teen diaries.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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Greengrass intersperses those blistering moments with scenes of firefighters and other authorities talking about how to deal with the fire and filling in plot points away from the action.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Interposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interposes. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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