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as in to weave
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 to insert
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 intersperse
In the podcast, Ponzi’s story is told using a mixture of factual investigative reporting interspersed with immersive storytelling, including audio recreations of conversations derived from Ponzi’s actual journal entries.
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Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The core Galleries section will for the first time be interspersed with the Solo section, which features single-artist presentations.
—News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2025
Where things get tricky is the movies, which are interspersed throughout the franchise.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 24 July 2025
The crack of gunfire interspersed by booms could be heard in the background.
—Reuters, USA Today, 17 July 2025
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Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The core Galleries section will for the first time be interspersed with the Solo section, which features single-artist presentations.
—News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2025
Where things get tricky is the movies, which are interspersed throughout the franchise.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 24 July 2025
The crack of gunfire interspersed by booms could be heard in the background.
—Reuters, USA Today, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersperse
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The last time might have been in a regional nightclub in the mid aughts, or weaving through a busy high street.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Aug. 2025
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Now, with just a few months’ notice, staff are dismantling a 30-year program carefully woven into the city’s social safety net.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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These systems also enforce best practices by inserting up-to-date clauses around borrower accountability, citizenship status and financial covenants.—
Adam Craig,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Trump is even inserting himself peronally in the narrative now, accusing JPMorgan Chase of dumping him as a customer following his first term in office.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Colossal losses at its streaming division combined with a string of costly box office duds led to Disney’s stock price crashing to an almost 10-year low of $81.72 in April this year.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Turmeric topical products combined with traditional medical therapies may minimize psoriasis flares.10 6.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Pixel 10 Pro line (including the regular Pro, and both the Pro XL and Pro Fold) will introduce new features in hardware and software, as with any manufacturer’s launch of a flagship device.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The league is currently in a holding pattern at 30 teams after introducing San Diego FC this past season.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Stone said the group mixes patriotism with protest, waving flags to show their support of the U.S. but disdain with the current administration.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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This mixes up all the particles and distributes them evenly in the container.—
Heather L. Brannon,
Verywell Health,
11 Aug. 2025
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Her songbook incorporates about 50 different tunings.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Chegg, a site that sells textbooks and offers digital services like generating flash cards, is incorporating AI models.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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The body, researchers have found, is filled with sensors that feed clues to the brain about how much water or salt an organism needs to consume.—
Dan Samorodnitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
11 Aug. 2025
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These roads aren't salted, citing environmental concerns, and they're plowed last after major thoroughfares and their connectors.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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There are ball rolls, drag-backs and sharp-angled passes, all designed to manipulate opposition defenders and thread the ball through the spaces his movement creates.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Simply create a small loop at the end of your wire before threading on beads.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Intersperse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersperse. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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