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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And so, Below the Clouds begins with Pliny the Younger’s contemporaneous description of the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, but intercuts the images of ruin with glimpses of the modern metropolis.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The manic supercut video (below) features clips from movies and TV shows like Gladiator, Braveheart, Iron Man, Breaking Bad, Deadpool, and Top Gun, and intercuts them with real-life drone strike footage.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
Her protests and demonstrations are intercut with footage of Goldin's early career as a photographer with an interest in the LGBT+ community, most notably during the AIDS crisis of the '80s.
—Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
Hammer seems to be trying to signal that she may be headed for her own future mental ruin by intercutting her first romance with scenes of Martin and Leslie’s last.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The manic supercut video (below) features clips from movies and TV shows like Gladiator, Braveheart, Iron Man, Breaking Bad, Deadpool, and Top Gun, and intercuts them with real-life drone strike footage.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
Her protests and demonstrations are intercut with footage of Goldin's early career as a photographer with an interest in the LGBT+ community, most notably during the AIDS crisis of the '80s.
—Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
Hammer seems to be trying to signal that she may be headed for her own future mental ruin by intercutting her first romance with scenes of Martin and Leslie’s last.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
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 13 Mar. 2026.
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