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
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Carefree scenes of them playing together as small children are interspersed with those of the teenage Jay and his best friend, Charlie, plotting petty crimes to support their habits.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
Her self-portraits depict moments of private sorrow — the artist bathing, lying in bed or walking the dog — interspersed with domestic scenes and paintings of her daughter, Esme, whose childhood Joffe previously documented in her work.
—Zoe Ruffner Camille Sojit Pejcha Zoe Ruffner Kyle Beechey Osman Can Yerebakan Samuel Rutter, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Similarly, these miniature data centers can be interspersed in energy grids, learning right away at each node and distributing electricity more efficiently throughout the world.
—Anna Herr, IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
The recording of the title track is reduced to a montage interspersed with sequences from her grandmother’s burial.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
In Mediterranean climates like that of Southern California, where cool rainy winters are interspersed with warm dry summers, lavender is a perfect choice for the sunny flower and herb bed.
—Lee Somerville, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
That’s probably plenty for a 90-minute play, but Alfonso also wants to explore the U.S. immigration system in a broader way, interspersing the narrative with short, experiential monologues coming from immigrants of different ages and from different places.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024
These digital images can be scheduled to be interspersed between art from the frame collection.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 6 May 2024
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“Intersperse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intersperse. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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