interpolation
Example Sentences
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Well, with Belafonte’s interpolation, which in its varied guises wed acoustic singing with Black spiritual arrangements and the sounds of the islands.
From New York Times
For years, she has been jacuzzi-soaking her ballads in pop-rock Americana and Hollywood lore, crowding her lyric sheet with references and interpolations, casual nods and heady genuflections to the coolest songs ever written.
From Washington Post
The change of a single word seems like it could hardly be a subtler interpolation.
From New York Times
His most idiosyncratic interpolation here is the pale figure of Fedora’s murdered fiancé, who wanders around haunting her; whatever.
From New York Times
His fourth studio album was due, but he and his collaborators had an idea he was determined to squeeze onto the record — an interpolation of Messina’s song, which had become a ’90s country classic.
From Washington Post
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