Intersperse
verb
To place or insert items at intervals in or between other things.
She likes to intersperse her lecture with funny stories.
Often appears as...
- intersperse one's speech
- intersperse with comments
verb
To break up uniformity by the introduction of different elements.
To make the room more appealing, we decided to intersperse modern decor with vintage pieces.
Often appears as...
- intersperse modern with vintage
- intersperse elements
verb
To place or insert items at intervals in or between other things.
She likes to intersperse her lecture with funny stories.
Often appears as...
- intersperse one's speech
- intersperse with comments
verb
To break up uniformity by the introduction of different elements.
To make the room more appealing, we decided to intersperse modern decor with vintage pieces.
Often appears as...
- intersperse modern with vintage
- intersperse elements
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Pro Tip 1/3Visual Aid
Using 'intersperse' implies adding visual or conceptual interest to something that might otherwise be monotonous.
Her presentation was interspersed with impactful images.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Twists
'Intersperse' often suggests surprising the audience by mixing in unusual or unexpected elements.
The teacher interspersed jokes into the serious lecture.
Pro Tip 3/3Tone Variation
Using 'intersperse' can introduce a change in tone, preventing a conversation or text from becoming dull.
He liked to intersperse sarcasm amidst his straightforward advice.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Aid
Using 'intersperse' implies adding visual or conceptual interest to something that might otherwise be monotonous.
Her presentation was interspersed with impactful images.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Twists
'Intersperse' often suggests surprising the audience by mixing in unusual or unexpected elements.
The teacher interspersed jokes into the serious lecture.
Pro Tip 3/3Tone Variation
Using 'intersperse' can introduce a change in tone, preventing a conversation or text from becoming dull.
He liked to intersperse sarcasm amidst his straightforward advice.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Aid
Using 'intersperse' implies adding visual or conceptual interest to something that might otherwise be monotonous.
Her presentation was interspersed with impactful images.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Twists
'Intersperse' often suggests surprising the audience by mixing in unusual or unexpected elements.
The teacher interspersed jokes into the serious lecture.
Pro Tip 3/3Tone Variation
Using 'intersperse' can introduce a change in tone, preventing a conversation or text from becoming dull.
He liked to intersperse sarcasm amidst his straightforward advice.
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top hundred fifty fish but number one is our the truck your choice but we do intersperse big prizes all through there so even if you catch a smaller fish you might be looking to get bumped down on the board because you're waiting all day
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while Type 2 involves briefer, less extreme periods of elation interspersed with long periods of depression. For someone seesawing between emotional states, it can feel impossible to find the balance necessary to lead a healthy life.
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Stefan Sagmeister: The...
And I thought it might be helpful to basically cut off five of those retirement years and intersperse them in between those working years.
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Watch: Nearly 10,000...
top hundred fifty fish but number one is our the truck your choice but we do intersperse big prizes all through there so even if you catch a smaller fish you might be looking to get bumped down on the board because you're waiting all day
Video examples
What is bipolar...
while Type 2 involves briefer, less extreme periods of elation interspersed with long periods of depression. For someone seesawing between emotional states, it can feel impossible to find the balance necessary to lead a healthy life.
Video examples
Stefan Sagmeister: The...
And I thought it might be helpful to basically cut off five of those retirement years and intersperse them in between those working years.
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Jagapathi Babu
Indian Actor
I am not the hero of this film. It is Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. The story is related to him. That doesn't mean that 'Kshetram' is a devotional subject. The climax scenes will have the audience in tears. No, it is not a sentimental drama either. Devotional values have been interspersed with commercial elements in this film.
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Misty May-Treanor
American Athlete
I try to do something every day. I lift weights at least three to four days per week, and I'll intersperse that with cardio. For example, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I'll run and do heavy lifting, and on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I'll spend two hours lifting weights, as well as something like swimming.
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Mark Udall
American Politician
As the nation watches, Democrats and Republicans should reflect the interspersed character of America itself. Perhaps, by sitting with each other for one night, we will begin to rekindle that common spark that brought us here from 50 different states and widely diverging backgrounds to serve the public good.
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Max Heindel
Danish Celebrity
Music would lose its charm were not dissonance interspersed at frequent intervals. The closer a composer can come to discord without actually entering it in the score, the more pleasing will be his composition when given life through musical instruments.
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Christopher Fowler
English Writer
I didn't bother with television myself because it consisted largely of windmills, puppets and pottery wheels, interspersed with elderly men smoking pipes while they discussed Harold Macmillan in Old Etonian accents.
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Claire Tomalin
English Author
Words and Music' on Radio 3 is always a treat. Actors read passages of poetry and prose interspersed with music, and nobody tells you what it is. Later you can look it up online, but at the time you can't cheat.
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Thomas Heatherwick
English Designer
The Learning Hub is a collection of handmade concrete towers surrounding a central space that brings everyone together, interspersed with nooks, balconies and gardens for informal collaborative learning.
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Rupert Evans
English Actor
I've always loved the writing of Aaron Sorkin. He cleverly intersperses big issues alongside personal relationships.
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Janet Street-Porter
British Journalist
The day of the wedding went like these things generally do, full of anxious moments interspersed with black comedy.
Quote examples
Jagapathi Babu
Indian Actor
I am not the hero of this film. It is Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. The story is related to him. That doesn't mean that 'Kshetram' is a devotional subject. The climax scenes will have the audience in tears. No, it is not a sentimental drama either. Devotional values have been interspersed with commercial elements in this film.
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Misty May-Treanor
American Athlete
I try to do something every day. I lift weights at least three to four days per week, and I'll intersperse that with cardio. For example, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I'll run and do heavy lifting, and on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I'll spend two hours lifting weights, as well as something like swimming.
Quote examples
Mark Udall
American Politician
As the nation watches, Democrats and Republicans should reflect the interspersed character of America itself. Perhaps, by sitting with each other for one night, we will begin to rekindle that common spark that brought us here from 50 different states and widely diverging backgrounds to serve the public good.
Quote examples
Max Heindel
Danish Celebrity
Music would lose its charm were not dissonance interspersed at frequent intervals. The closer a composer can come to discord without actually entering it in the score, the more pleasing will be his composition when given life through musical instruments.
Quote examples
Christopher Fowler
English Writer
I didn't bother with television myself because it consisted largely of windmills, puppets and pottery wheels, interspersed with elderly men smoking pipes while they discussed Harold Macmillan in Old Etonian accents.
Quote examples
Claire Tomalin
English Author
Words and Music' on Radio 3 is always a treat. Actors read passages of poetry and prose interspersed with music, and nobody tells you what it is. Later you can look it up online, but at the time you can't cheat.
Quote examples
Thomas Heatherwick
English Designer
The Learning Hub is a collection of handmade concrete towers surrounding a central space that brings everyone together, interspersed with nooks, balconies and gardens for informal collaborative learning.
Quote examples
Rupert Evans
English Actor
I've always loved the writing of Aaron Sorkin. He cleverly intersperses big issues alongside personal relationships.
Quote examples
Janet Street-Porter
British Journalist
The day of the wedding went like these things generally do, full of anxious moments interspersed with black comedy.
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