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as in weaves
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 inserts
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 intersperses
Templeton intersperses these pictures with fragments from her teen diaries.
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
Greengrass intersperses those blistering moments with scenes of firefighters and other authorities talking about how to deal with the fire and filling in plot points away from the action.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Private property intersperses protected areas.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Sep. 2025
Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
Greengrass intersperses those blistering moments with scenes of firefighters and other authorities talking about how to deal with the fire and filling in plot points away from the action.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Private property intersperses protected areas.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersperses
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The plot weaves together elements of romance, family drama and feminist struggle against the backdrop of a space walk gone terribly awry.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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This rom-com weaves 1990s office culture into its fashion narrative.—
Tonya Blazio-Licorish,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Catherine’s ignored handmaid, Nelly (Hong Chau), inserts herself into everyone’s drama out of pique.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps most perceptively captivating is the sweetly cunning way Marczak inserts himself into the film.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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For museum lovers, the California Academy of Sciences is a must-visit that combines marine life, planetarium shows, and a tropical rainforest biome under one roof.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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When power and anonymity combine Social psychologists have studied what happens when power combines with concealment.—
William Robiner,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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The campaign introduces 25-year-old actress Rain Spencer as a Josie Maran brand partner, featured in an upcoming short film as part of the body wash launch.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Rather than offering comfort, however, the rocking cradle, accompanied by a compilation of folkloric lullabies, introduces a sense of unease, inviting viewers to consider how political systems shape lives from their earliest moments.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Her bodice-ripping, visually sumptuous version, in theaters Friday, incorporates some essential literary elements, but also imagines what’s in between the lines of Brontë’s writing, including sultry moments between the protagonists.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Each arm incorporates multiple servo motors arranged to provide precise, coordinated movement.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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And the blistering fretwork from Collen and Campbell injects every Def Leppard song with adrenaline.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Experts noted that a new Fed chair pick injects some uncertainty into financial markets as investors reassess how monetary policy could shift under new leadership.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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And the platform, which mixes highbrow political news sites with pop culture sources like People, has quietly emerged as a major force in the US information space.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The documentary cleverly mixes theatrical elements with more conventional methods, such as archival footage showing the city’s rich history of civil disobedience, to emphasize a lineage of organized opposition and the vitality of everyday people acting together.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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In the middle of the date, the FBI interjects and arrests the man, blowing up Athena’s cover.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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As the reporter continues speaking, though, Holland then interjects with a quick correction.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Intersperses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersperses. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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