interspersed

past tense of intersperse

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of interspersed 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 Farmers also plant coffee interspersed with food crops in a practice called agroforestry. Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Family photographs are interspersed into the pages of the books. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 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 Instead, scenes of life at the nunnery are interspersed with childhood memories, usually involving her mother assisting people in need or her classmates mistreating vulnerable children. Nathaniel Moore september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025 His entry covered 10 pages in total of the book, a storybook tale of their friendship interspersed with photographs. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interspersed
Verb
  • In an instant, the president inserted himself into doctor-patient relationships all over the country.
    Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Close grill lid and cook until a thermometer inserted in center of steaks registers 122°F to 125°F (for medium-rare) or to desired degree of doneness, 10 to 20 minutes, depending on size of steak.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Beautiful car coats or oversize jackets, mixed with long gloves emulate the attitude Miuccia and Raf love.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Boston has tested rookie Payton Tolle in relief the last couple of weeks, and the results have been mixed despite a high-octane fastball.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Its roots trace back to the Spanish colonization of Mexico in the 16th century, when wheat was introduced to the Americas.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The company also introduced a happy hour menu and brought back other fan favorites, SeafoodSource reported.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Interspersed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interspersed. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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