intercut
verb
in·ter·cut
ˌin-tər-ˈkət 
intercut; intercutting; intercuts
1
: to insert (a contrasting camera shot) into a take by cutting
2
: to insert a contrasting camera shot into (a take) by cutting
: to alternate contrasting camera shots by cutting
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An orchestra is layered over African drums, and shots of Congolese laborers stacking and rolling goods are intercut with shots of dances.
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Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
The film hits the streets, and Lee unfolds an absolutely sublime piece of New York City filmmaking, with a subway car full of Yankees fans chanting their anti-Boston sentiment, intercut with a Puerto Rican Day Parade performance by the Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
For the series, Cavell has the Tim and Luke stories intercutting from the start.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Meanwhile the editor wanted to foreshadow all the characters that would ultimately make the winning team by intercutting moments of dialogue with each of them at the beginning.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 June 2025
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Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
The film hits the streets, and Lee unfolds an absolutely sublime piece of New York City filmmaking, with a subway car full of Yankees fans chanting their anti-Boston sentiment, intercut with a Puerto Rican Day Parade performance by the Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
For the series, Cavell has the Tim and Luke stories intercutting from the start.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Meanwhile the editor wanted to foreshadow all the characters that would ultimately make the winning team by intercutting moments of dialogue with each of them at the beginning.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for intercut
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“Intercut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intercut. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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