intersperse
verb
in·ter·sperse
ˌin-tər-ˈspərs 
interspersed; interspersing
1
: to insert at intervals among other things
interspersing drawings throughout the text
2
: to place something at intervals in or among
intersperse a book with pictures
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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
You should intersperse these pictures evenly throughout the book.
Some seagulls were interspersed among the ducks.
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Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Adding poignancy, the narrative is interspersed with obituaries of some of the patients Shelly could not save, showing them as human beings and not just names on a medical chart.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
His writing, by turns encouraging and nostalgic, is interspersed with life-drawing sketches and with panels from his graphic novels.
—The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
This resonates with Oracle’s corporate history: Oracle’s first customer ever was the CIA, and the company’s technology is interspersed across the defense industry.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Intersperse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intersperse. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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intersperse
verb
in·ter·sperse
ˌint-ər-ˈspərs
interspersed; interspersing
1
: to set here and there among other things
intersperse pictures in a book
2
: to vary with things inserted here and there
interspersed the photo album with her poetry
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