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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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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
McClintock’s long stints in California’s capital of Sacramento were interspersed with several unsuccessful runs for statewide office.
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David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
A lot of mobility work, but interspersed with heavy compound movements.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Several clip packages were interspersed within the performances throughout the special.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
The spot sees video of Angelou’s reading interspersed with footage of everyday Americans, and once again a few recognizable hosts, with her words serving as the soundtrack.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Scenes of Lee driving Marty to meet an old man who just wants his privacy are interspersed with the scenes of Frank bullying his way through Arthur’s apartment and eventually killing him.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
His video interspersed images of him walking the city with footage of immigration officials arresting people and cited his recent legislation banning federal law enforcement from masking their identities in California and greenlighting denser housing near transit hubs.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Marchers circled the courthouse in Lafayette where speeches interspersed with music could be heard later from a nearby park.
—IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
The minimally landscaped areas immediately around the house quickly give way to the arid landscape, the spiny shrubs and Joshua trees interspersed with several sculptures set against the undulating shadow lines of the distant mountains.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
A lot of mobility work, but interspersed with heavy compound movements.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Several clip packages were interspersed within the performances throughout the special.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
The spot sees video of Angelou’s reading interspersed with footage of everyday Americans, and once again a few recognizable hosts, with her words serving as the soundtrack.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Scenes of Lee driving Marty to meet an old man who just wants his privacy are interspersed with the scenes of Frank bullying his way through Arthur’s apartment and eventually killing him.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
His video interspersed images of him walking the city with footage of immigration officials arresting people and cited his recent legislation banning federal law enforcement from masking their identities in California and greenlighting denser housing near transit hubs.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Marchers circled the courthouse in Lafayette where speeches interspersed with music could be heard later from a nearby park.
—IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
The minimally landscaped areas immediately around the house quickly give way to the arid landscape, the spiny shrubs and Joshua trees interspersed with several sculptures set against the undulating shadow lines of the distant mountains.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interspersed
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Israel wiped out entire cities with nothing left but an abundance of rubble mixed with thousands of corpses stuck underneath.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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One fall night under the neon sign at Ground Zero, groups of tourists flocked in to hear Heavy Suga’ play originals mixed with blues classics and Muddy Waters hits.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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The woman had catheters inserted in her about 30 times over the years, but never had an experience like the one with Miller, the prosecutor said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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The clerks inserted memory sticks from the tabulators with results from their local election into the laptop and a program transmitted them to the county through a dedicated, secured network.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The overnight storm was likely triggered by a glancing CME arrival that combined with lingering effects from a high-speed solar wind stream, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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By 1957, Levittown was spending 16 percent of its annual school budget on debt service, more than the salaries of all of its junior-high and high-school teachers combined.—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dark energy was introduced as a placeholder force to explain this accelerating expansion.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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More on the science behind the portfolio diet A few small studies led by Jenkins in 2003, including the trial that introduced the diet to the world, found an association between following the portfolio diet and a lower risk of heart disease and stroke.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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The silhouette featured an almond toe and stacked block heel, while the shaft made a unique statement with cinching at the ankle, a general looseness up the leg and then a lace threaded through the circumference about three-quarters of the way up, knotted in a bow as a dainty embellishment.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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By the time it was all set up, the whole cold, disintegrating place was threaded with lights and lines, flickering everywhere, black and red, the sheer quantity somehow terrifying and embracing at once.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This summer, Tesla left Delaware and incorporated in Texas, where the company’s board promptly offered Musk the new, eye-popping pay package.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Key Takeaways Turmeric and honey may help reduce inflammation when incorporated into a healthy diet.—
Gillian Mohney,
Verywell Health,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The pies include brown butter pumpkin, salted caramel dutch apple, classic pecan, dark chocolate brownie pie with malt marscapone, coconut cardamom sweet potato, mile-high lemon meringue chess, bourbon sour cherry, and dulce de leche banana cream pie ($35 each).—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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Pie offerings include pumpkin ($36), cranberry gingersnap ($36), salted caramel apple ($44) and bourbon chocolate pecan ($48).—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Interspersed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interspersed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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