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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
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.
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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
Action is steadily interspersed throughout, including multiple tense chases scenes and a heart-in-your-throat shootout.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
These annuals are easy to start from seed and can be interspersed throughout the garden or placed in containers.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
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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
Action is steadily interspersed throughout, including multiple tense chases scenes and a heart-in-your-throat shootout.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
These annuals are easy to start from seed and can be interspersed throughout the garden or placed in containers.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intersperse
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Aliée Istanbul All of the hotels bordering the Bosphorus have an impressive view of the boats weaving through the river’s currents and the Asian half of Istanbul on the other side.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Our Top Picks for the Best Bedroom Rugs Solid rugs can bring a pop of color into your bedroom and weave in texture at the same time.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The full-on answers are below for each group, finally inserting the four words in each category.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The scent is smoky yet sweet, spicy yet smooth, dark but with an underlying lightness—the result of combining clean white musk with rose, tobacco, suede, and cumin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The country now surpasses the cocaine production of South American countries Peru and Bolivia combined.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The training introduces the concepts used in stream team monitoring such as hydrology, natural and human impact on streams and monitoring methods.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Punk introduced himself as AJ Lee’s husband.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Still, the trouble with grafting modern assumptions onto distant historical eras is that the two usually mix like oil and water.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Markets were mixed in Asia on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 adding more than 1% to hit an all-time high, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Strait of Messina Bridge project will speed travel between the Italian mainland and Sicily and incorporate rail connections to Palermo and Catania, which are being upgraded.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Next, the larvae spin a cocoon, incorporating things like carpet fibers and other floor debris.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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On the simpler side was the bread and butter ($10), which pairs four ultra-fluffy Japanese milk bread rolls topped with furikake and salted butter for a mouthwatering carb fix.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The lamb is delivered whole, broken down by Jackman, then salted, smoked, and braised.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ismael Loutfi is constantly threading several needles at once.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Faux pumpkins are painted with house numbers, then threaded onto a dowel for stability and stacked neatly over a decorative urn.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Intersperse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intersperse. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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