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interpolate

[in-tur-puh-leyt] / ɪnˈtɜr pəˌleɪt /


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To get around that issue, the BEA said that it will average September and November numbers to interpolate the October missing data.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 2026

“Defendants did not seek or receive permission to copy or interpolate any portion of ‘When I Was Your Man’ into ‘Flowers,’” the lawsuit adds.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2024

This ability to interpolate also leads to highly accurate scene reconstructions when combined with multibounce lidar, Klinghoffer says.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2024

As Swain explained, “we don’t have thermometers covering every square inch of the Earth,” so scientific groups use computer models to interpolate between data points, generating what is called a reanalysis.

From Scientific American Jul. 11, 2023

And here I may interpolate two letters written whilst the novel-writing was in progress, which are in some respects not altogether insignificant: Dear Nell,—Your last letter both amused and edified me exceedingly.

From Charlotte Bront? A Monograph by T. Wemyss Reid

She continues to settle scores on Father Figure - the scathing story of a backstabbing protégé, that interpolates the George Michael classic of the same name.

From BBC Oct. 3, 2025

Travitz appreciates that the band covers songs and interpolates snippets of others into its tunes.

From Seattle Times Aug. 6, 2023

“At the time, I was loving Wu-Tang, that Ol’ Dirty Bastard song,” said Keys, referring “Brooklyn Zoo” by Ol’ Dirty Bastard, which she interpolates on “Girlfriend.”

From Washington Times Mar. 30, 2020

On “King’s Dead,” Future freaks it and interpolates Three Six Mafia at the same time.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2018

With this main subject he interpolates other matters from the general annals of that time.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 25 of 55 1635-36 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by James Alexander Robertson

Note: 12-month moving average unemployment rate for ages 16+ by education level, comparing each group with its own unemployment history since 2003; October 2025 data interpolated.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

It was “Rapper’s Delight,” which interpolated Chic’s hit “Good Times.”

From Seattle Times Aug. 7, 2023

You can call this thing a memoir — she spoke it, in 1986, to Kurt Loder, who interpolated it as literature.

From New York Times May 25, 2023

The following year, Kendrick Lamar interpolated and reinterpreted Suga Free on his lauded “To Pimp a Butterfly.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2023

He was now taken into favor; his Epistles were revised, interpolated, toned down, and accepted as canonical.

From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook

Set to a throbbing synth bassline, the song teases fans by interpolating a line from her 1980s classic Into The Groove: "Out here on the dance floor, I feel so free."

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

“Old Dog” is a tribute to Mr. Cole’s home state, featuring rapper Petey Pablo interpolating his 2001 North Carolina anthem “Raise Up.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

Online, he has a reputation for interpolating corporate PR with nerdy puns and — in his words — “dank” memes.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2023

It was the perfect recipe for virality: one part cute kid plus one part delicious food, with a healthy sprinkling of catchy sound bites, perfect for interpolating.

From Seattle Times Sep. 25, 2022

His family docilely listened to him, interpolating the proper question or remark here and there.

From Jane Lends A Hand by Shirley Watkins




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