intersperse
Collocations
3ADJ.
commercial
VERB + INTERSPERSE
writing
INTERSPERSE + NOUN
pictures
Definitions
verb
To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other.
For example, a commercial sequence might intersperse pictures of a senator working in his office with shots of ordinary Americans happily working in various walks of life.
To scatter or insert something into or among other things.
When writing, I intersperse details.
Kjelsås (six miles) marks the end of the suburbs, and the line immediately plunges into Nordmarka. This vast untamed area of forest and mountain (much of it over 2,000 ft. above sea level), interspersed with innumerable lakes, large and small, is known as Oslo's playground.
To diversify by placing or inserting other things among something.
Mother Nature interspersed the petunias with a few dandelions, but it was a pretty garden, anyway.
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Synonyms
verb — introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
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3For example, a commercial sequence might intersperse pictures of a senator working in his office with shots of ordinary Americans happily working in various walks of life.
WiktionaryWhen writing, I intersperse details.
WiktionaryKjelsås (six miles) marks the end of the suburbs, and the line immediately plunges into Nordmarka. This vast untamed area of forest and mountain (much of it over 2,000 ft. above sea level), interspers
Wiktionary