as in inserts
to put among or between others
between the recipes for hearty peasant dishes, the author intercalates fond reminiscences of her year in the French countryside
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Many streaming hubs fill each commercial break with an assortment of spots that appear due to programmatic buying that inserts ads based on algorithms tied to demographics and geography.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Ives inserts hints of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 5th Symphony in the meditative work, and at other times seems to conjure up church bells through the piano.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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O’Brien, gamely holding a cigar, introduces the museum director, who begins by noting that Freud’s office couch is actually housed in London.—
Wendy C. Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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This is not the mutual intermingling ritual of blood-sisters; only Sam introduces Mary’s blood into her own.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Intercalates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercalates. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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