intermingle
verb
in·ter·min·gle
ˌin-tər-ˈmiŋ-gəl 
intermingled; intermingling; intermingles
: intermix
Synonyms
Examples of intermingle in a Sentence
In her short stories, science fiction and romance intermingle.
thoroughly intermingle the different kinds of candy so that each bag will get a good assortment
Recent Examples on the Web
Flavors of dark fruits intermingled with touches of cedar shavings, pipe tobacco, and fennel frond are enveloped in a silky tannic sheath.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2023
Even the most casual student of the Silk Road, that fearsome, wondrous network of routes that people began plying in the second century B.C. (and did so for approximately the next 1,600 years) knows that the two — business and God, whoever or whatever your god was — often intermingled.
—Hanya Yanagihara, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
But the book makes clear the limitations of the bottom-up approach: the cast of characters is so large, and their stories so intermingled, that the narrative lacks coherence.
—Peter Englund, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
The book intermingles the midlife crisis of an Israeli tour guide with a poignant romance between two homing-pigeon handlers during the 1948 Israeli war of independence.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
In Yuen Long, elements of Hong Kong’s underworld intermingled with local officials and rural power brokers, creating a form of informal self-rule largely tolerated by the authorities.
—Timothy McLaughlin, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
The film’s time frames are intermingled, leaping back and forth through years and decades.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2023
But that sympathy is intermingled with fury, and heartbreak, and perhaps above all else, disappointment.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2023
Scott has made moves recently, however, that have intermingled campaign and official duties.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2023
Even the most casual student of the Silk Road, that fearsome, wondrous network of routes that people began plying in the second century B.C. (and did so for approximately the next 1,600 years) knows that the two — business and God, whoever or whatever your god was — often intermingled.
—Hanya Yanagihara, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
But the book makes clear the limitations of the bottom-up approach: the cast of characters is so large, and their stories so intermingled, that the narrative lacks coherence.
—Peter Englund, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
The book intermingles the midlife crisis of an Israeli tour guide with a poignant romance between two homing-pigeon handlers during the 1948 Israeli war of independence.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
In Yuen Long, elements of Hong Kong’s underworld intermingled with local officials and rural power brokers, creating a form of informal self-rule largely tolerated by the authorities.
—Timothy McLaughlin, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
The film’s time frames are intermingled, leaping back and forth through years and decades.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2023
But that sympathy is intermingled with fury, and heartbreak, and perhaps above all else, disappointment.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2023
Scott has made moves recently, however, that have intermingled campaign and official duties.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Intermingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermingle. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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intermingle
verb
in·ter·min·gle
ˌint-ər-ˈmiŋ-gəl
: intermix
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