intersperse
verb
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Intersperse comes from Latin interspersus, a combination of the prefix inter- ("between or among") and sparsus, the past participle of spargere, meaning "to scatter." Sparsus is also the source of sparse.
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Examples of intersperse in a Sentence
Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
The Taste of Country Cooking, by Edna Lewis Lewis’s exemplary Southern cookbook is interspersed with essays on growing up in a farming community in Virginia; many of the recipes in the book unspool from these memories.
—Marian Bull, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2024
The visual language became that of an awards show performance, with low-angle shots from the stage interspersed with drone shots showing the expanse of the crowd.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2024
Water Street, its main drag, has a smattering of restaurants interspersed with antique shops, but for a bite with a view, check out the popular Dog Watch Cafe overlooking the harbor.
—Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
Editorial discussions about John Travolta, Lisa Marie Presley and Bill Cosby were now interspersed with chatter about Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.
—Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
But a closer look reveals gentle slopes interspersed with grassy patches, which would make skateboarding impractical.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
The voluminous open cuff intersperses polished gold with negative space, encapsulating the 2024 trend for bold, sculptural jewelry.
—Sarah Royce-Greensill, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Sugar is a big film buff(*), particularly of the kind of Forties and Fifties noirs that the series is informed by, so his travels through modern-day Los Angeles are frequently interspersed with clips from Double Indemnity, Night of the Hunter, Kiss Me Deadly, Sweet Smell of Success, and more.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Intersperse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intersperse. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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