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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Enyedi intercuts Wong’s tale with that of Grete (Luna Wedler), the sole female student studying botany at Marburg in 1908.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Little details impossible to see even from the front row — fingers triggering thunderous beats from a drum machine, the sweat beading on an artist’s forehead — are intercut rhythmically with sweeping wide shots that reveal dramatic lighting schemes and enraptured masses.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Bodies in motion are intercut with a bespoke gun factory’s grinding gears; human combats are juxtaposed with VR imagery or first-person shooter games.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
The performance is intercut with clips of a Bonnie and Clyde-like storyline of a series of heists.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Little details impossible to see even from the front row — fingers triggering thunderous beats from a drum machine, the sweat beading on an artist’s forehead — are intercut rhythmically with sweeping wide shots that reveal dramatic lighting schemes and enraptured masses.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Bodies in motion are intercut with a bespoke gun factory’s grinding gears; human combats are juxtaposed with VR imagery or first-person shooter games.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
The performance is intercut with clips of a Bonnie and Clyde-like storyline of a series of heists.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 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 12 May. 2026.
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