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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
The narrative is interspersed with home movies shot on a 8 mm camera, immortalizing candid instances of leisure and love, the ones that truly matter.
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
That rainfall, interspersed with droughts is one more mechanism that leads to wildfires.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
Rimbaud’s remarks are interspersed throughout and played as responses to interrogators, an allusion to the public’s own need to understand the genius of others, but also a way of giving the audience a bird’s-eye-view on how a man like Dylan thinks.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Unlike regular season races, this event employs heat races interspersed with a last-chance qualifier, creating an element of drama.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
That rainfall, interspersed with droughts is one more mechanism that leads to wildfires.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
Rimbaud’s remarks are interspersed throughout and played as responses to interrogators, an allusion to the public’s own need to understand the genius of others, but also a way of giving the audience a bird’s-eye-view on how a man like Dylan thinks.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Unlike regular season races, this event employs heat races interspersed with a last-chance qualifier, creating an element of drama.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersperse
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Her latest feature, The Ice Tower (La Tour de glace), is no exception, weaving a twisted retro fairytale that sits somewhere between Frozen and Mulholland Drive.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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Watch the video | Rare 1,600-year-old purple fabric — woven with gold threads — found in France.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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During one of her MRIs, Lauren found a website that lets users insert photos into the Eras Tour poster format.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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The young designer with Nigerian-Indian origins has incorporated files and documents into T-shirts, and has used a fading method on some of the pieces and inserted pieces of gold embroidery onto the shirts and dresses.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Dacia Spring Electric 65 combines a 65hp motor and 26.8kWh battery, giving it 140 miles of WLTP range.—
James Morris,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Like the building, the Grande Cuvée combines tradition and modernity to stunning effect: The resulting dram—renowned for its complex layers of flavor and long-lasting finish—can command $1,000 a bottle on the secondary market.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2025
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This year's update is expected to revamp its slab-design, ditch the physical home button and introduce its FaceID feature, apart from camera and processor updates to support AI features, according to analysts and media reports.—
Akash Sriram,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Data transfer across clouds introduces risks of potential data leaks and interceptions, while disparate interfaces and configurations necessitate interoperability tools and emerging standards to streamline integration.—
Aravind Nuthalapati,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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The premium crime show mixes whodunnits with explorations of social issues, including class differences, prejudices, workplace dynamics, and identity.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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The biggest bowl is ideal for mixing large batches of dough and marinating meat, while the medium and small ones can be used to mix salads, create dressings, and even serve food.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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To address concerns over bias, leaders can implement bias mitigation frameworks–such as using diverse training datasets and incorporating human-in-the-loop reviews–to help ensure fairer outcomes.—
Sabashan Ragavan,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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For instance: increasing your repetitions, incorporating tools like exercise bands or finding increasingly harder versions of your exercises, like putting your legs on a chair to make a push-up more difficult.—
Christie Aschwanden,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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One solution is to sub in some unsalted or lightly salted nuts.—
Michael Merschel/ American Heart Association News,
Boston Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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Basically, the fields have been salted through 2031.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Bay Trail, a 500-mile pedestrian and bike path spanning nine counties, cuts right through, threading the neighborhood to the waterfront.—
Achy Obejas,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Unlike earlier standouts, most recent Marvel films are more interested in threading the past to its future than doing something exciting in the present.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Intersperse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersperse. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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