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interspersed

verb

past tense of intersperse
1
as in mixed
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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2
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 Alice’s revelation is interspersed with her conversation with Catherine. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 Wails and moans of grief interspersed the chanting, until the small coffin was lowered into the grave. — Victoria Davies, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026 The weekend-long event featured more than 30 artists from China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, the United States and more performing on the arena’s main stage, interspersed with awards and speeches. — Dan Rys, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026 The streamer also released a short teaser, showing a bank of 1990s-era TV sets airing footage of the series interspersed with news reports of the high school soccer team’s rescue. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 In the podcast, conversations with guests are interspersed with rambling reflections from Von, who is open about his past issues with substance abuse. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026 Players will be interspersed, and users free to build a squad drawn entirely from either league or a mix of both. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 19 Aug. 2026 The combination of lowland conifers interspersed with aspen is prime winter habitat. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 Mounds of boulder star coral, interspersed with elkhorn and staghorn, shelter Caribbean spiny lobsters and green moray eels. — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interspersed
  1. mixed
  2. inserted
  3. combined
  4. introduced
  5. threaded
  6. incorporated
  7. salted
  8. interlaced
Verb
  • The Jayhawks mixed their straight rushes with blitzes for their fast, experienced defense.
    — PJ Green September 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
  • However, Marks does offer GHK-Cu both as a serum and cream and occasionally as an injection, usually mixed with other peptides aimed at tissue repair and inflammation.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of mixed
Verb
  • Ordonez alleges he was kidnapped by two people who threatened him, blindfolded him, had weapons and inserted a syringe into his neck.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Reduce oven temperature to 350°F, and bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean with a few small crumbs attached, 17 to 19 minutes.
    — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of inserted
Verb
  • That pair, combined with the wider structure and personnel around them, ensure Leeds do not collapse when home sides like Brighton, predictably, lay it on thick.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Millions of dollars invested, millions tracked In Broward, Florida’s second most-populous county, law enforcement agencies have spent over $3 million combined to build their surveillance networks.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of combined
Verb
  • In the 250 years since Newton introduced his famous laws of motion, physicists had come to believe their equations described a reality that was entirely independent of human action or interpretation.
    — Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The proposal ultimately stalled after Assembly leaders asked that it be introduced as a separate policy bill rather than as a trailer bill, Fine said.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of introduced
Verb
  • On fourth-and-1 at the New England 45-yard line early in the fourth quarter, Lock faked a handoff, booted left and threaded a short pass through the arms of defensive tackle Milton Williams to Smith-Njigba, who took over from there.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Food and drink Hints of the Meiji Era (1868-1912), the period in which the prison was built, are threaded through the hotel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of threaded
Verb
  • By Childs’s count, Tuesday’s release patches 972 vulnerabilities, and 997 when counting the porting of fixes for the Chromium browser incorporated into Edge.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • And the younger-skewed Phineas Cole collection that had been a focus of the prior team will also be discontinued, although some of the hallmarks of that brand will be incorporated into the core collection.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of incorporated
Verb
  • Caramel Apple Pie Macchiato – Made of espresso and whole milk, salted caramel, apple pie flavors and apple butter drizzle.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Fall menu items are currently available and include a campfire mocha, candied pecan cold brew, caramel apple matcha, boo-berry latte, cherry garcia and salted maple latte.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of salted
Verb
  • Mr Cobra evades most classification from there, blending free jazz, musique concrète, ’00s pop, house, industrial techno, and air horns, interlaced with dialogue snipped from Korean folk operas and experimental films.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of interlaced

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“Interspersed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interspersed. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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