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intersperse

[in-ter-spurs] / ˌɪn tərˈspɜrs /


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While Hartman believes it’s best to intersperse the music between races, it’s not the only way to do things.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 27, 2024

“Each year we sell some of these bison to intersperse their genetics with those of other herds to improve the health of the species’ population across the nation,” Noem said.

From Seattle Times Sep. 29, 2023

She asked that the new pieces be about 10 minutes long, and that they come in two or three fragments that she could intersperse with other scores without violating the meaning of the music.

From New York Times Mar. 24, 2023

The same holds true for Peloton’s bootcamp classes, which intersperse floor exercises with cycling / running.

From The Verge Jan. 31, 2022

Different species of vanilla are natives of Guiana, and it is found in large quantities along the banks of its rivers, and in the wooded districts which intersperse the savannahs.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by P. L. Simmonds

But he offers the trenchant point that it intersperses high-intensity plays with huddled breaks.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

Egoyan intersperses scenes set in the present with home video footage of Jeanine as a child, shot by her own father, blindfolded and doing strange dances in the woods.

From Salon Mar. 12, 2025

A vast number of caves and rock shelters intersperses the mountains.

From Science Daily Feb. 6, 2024

“L.A. Interchanges” intersperses personal memories with a much-needed roll call of bars, clubs, publications, organizations and individuals whose names still haven’t made it into mainstream LGBTQ+ histories of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2023

A Child of Our Time intersperses quasi-operatic narrative passages with arrangements of African-American spirituals, as Bach had done with Lutheran hymn-chorales in his oratorios on the passion and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

The centerpiece is the three minutes where Travis calmly narrates the plane crash interspersed with him drumming, amid flames, in a way that captures each emotional beat of what he went through.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The walkways will be interspersed with plazas, small parks and exercise stations.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

“Lorne” walks viewers through the Monday-to-Saturday schedule, interspersed with memories from cast members, writers, producers and NBC execs past and present.

From Salon Apr. 19, 2026

Right now the site is a lattice of hulking steel frames covering an area the size of 30 football pitches, interspersed with cranes, earth movers and drainage channels.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

Sometimes at night, she could hear the cries of the quail doves and solitaires interspersed with the songs from the aviary.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Streams that began as focused chess sessions gradually loosened into something more freewheeling, with Raina interspersing gameplay with jokes and self-deprecating commentary, often engaging directly with the live chat.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

The book bristles with insight and originality, interspersing Vara’s more journalistic expositions with excurses and fragments curated from the author’s expansive digital life.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2025

It reshaped the landscape of action storytelling with its revolutionary third-person perspective and its interspersing of loud, chaos with more soothing, relaxing moments.

From Washington Post Mar. 17, 2023

“We have really made full use out of video, out of tweets and email, and interspersing technology with live statements by the witnesses and members.”

From New York Times Jun. 25, 2022

But he was too good a wit for the stage, and amused himself, though not always his audience, by interspersing his part with his own remarks.

From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 by Grace Wharton




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