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as in weaved
to scatter or set here and there among other things
for variety, intersperse some photos among the other decorations on the wall
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as in inserted
to put among or between others
intersperses some fascinating factoids about wine between his profiles of the nation's leading wineries
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Recent Examples of interspersed
Burns, who is the White House bureau chief for Politico, skillfully kept the conversation moving, but also interspersed occasional scoop-seeking questions, like whether Emanuel will run for president in 2028.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The service had seen years of neglect interspersed with pledges to improve it, and the acquisition of a Silicon Valley startup by a company in Milan did not land well with many longtime users.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
Beckham, Joey Barton (Marseille) and Joe Cole (Lille) all had a season in France’s Ligue 1 in the 2010s, with the former ending his playing career at Paris Saint-Germain, after a six-season spell at LA Galaxy in MLS which was interspersed with two loans to Italy’s Milan.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Earlier, John Mayer opened with an easygoing, hour-long set interspersed with his moments of virtuoso guitar heat.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Medleys ruled the show Over the course of the concert, the band interspersed their set list with three crowd-pleasing medleys.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
The video, reviewed by The Sacramento Bee, is interspersed throughout with narrative panels describing the action and seeking to illustrate Cervantes’ version of events.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The performances were interspersed with speeches, poems and recitals by actors Riz Ahmed, Guy Pearce, Benedict Cumberbatch, Florence Pugh, Richard Gere, and more.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
For the more than four decades that followed, Redford's acting career volleyed between prestige pictures (The Candidate, Best Picture winner Out of Africa) and popular entertainment (The Sting, Indecent Proposal), interspersed with his fair share of misfires (An Unfinished life, Lions for Lambs).
—Christine Spines, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The service had seen years of neglect interspersed with pledges to improve it, and the acquisition of a Silicon Valley startup by a company in Milan did not land well with many longtime users.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
Beckham, Joey Barton (Marseille) and Joe Cole (Lille) all had a season in France’s Ligue 1 in the 2010s, with the former ending his playing career at Paris Saint-Germain, after a six-season spell at LA Galaxy in MLS which was interspersed with two loans to Italy’s Milan.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Earlier, John Mayer opened with an easygoing, hour-long set interspersed with his moments of virtuoso guitar heat.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Medleys ruled the show Over the course of the concert, the band interspersed their set list with three crowd-pleasing medleys.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
The video, reviewed by The Sacramento Bee, is interspersed throughout with narrative panels describing the action and seeking to illustrate Cervantes’ version of events.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The performances were interspersed with speeches, poems and recitals by actors Riz Ahmed, Guy Pearce, Benedict Cumberbatch, Florence Pugh, Richard Gere, and more.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
For the more than four decades that followed, Redford's acting career volleyed between prestige pictures (The Candidate, Best Picture winner Out of Africa) and popular entertainment (The Sting, Indecent Proposal), interspersed with his fair share of misfires (An Unfinished life, Lions for Lambs).
—Christine Spines, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interspersed
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The researchers inserted genes for a lactate-polymerizing enzyme (LPE) into the bacteria.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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And while the game was already out of hand when Wilcke was inserted into the lineup, the redshirt junior handled South Florida’s blitz (70% of his dropbacks) and pushed the ball down the field with ease — something that the 49ers have struggled with all season.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
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In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed in Europe following sharp losses in Asia.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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However, the reception of the study by the field at large has been mixed, indeed, with one archaeologist wondering what’s special about it.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Google introduced a new Nest smart speaker last week to go alongside its Gemini smart home upgrades and new security cameras.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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In August 2025, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy introduced new rules for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations to expand commercial drone use.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Interspersed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interspersed. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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