INTERSPERSED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

interspersed

verb

past tense of intersperse

as in mixed

to scatter or set here and there among other things for variety, intersperse some photos among the other decorations on the wall

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as in inserted

to put among or between others intersperses some fascinating factoids about wine between his profiles of the nation's leading wineries

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Recent Examples of interspersed Alice’s revelation is interspersed with her conversation with Catherine. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 Wails and moans of grief interspersed the chanting, until the small coffin was lowered into the grave. — Victoria Davies, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026 The weekend-long event featured more than 30 artists from China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, the United States and more performing on the arena’s main stage, interspersed with awards and speeches. — Dan Rys, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026 The streamer also released a short teaser, showing a bank of 1990s-era TV sets airing footage of the series interspersed with news reports of the high school soccer team’s rescue. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 In the podcast, conversations with guests are interspersed with rambling reflections from Von, who is open about his past issues with substance abuse. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026 Players will be interspersed, and users free to build a squad drawn entirely from either league or a mix of both. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 19 Aug. 2026 The combination of lowland conifers interspersed with aspen is prime winter habitat. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 Mounds of boulder star coral, interspersed with elkhorn and staghorn, shelter Caribbean spiny lobsters and green moray eels. — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

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Their hero product is their Booster Powder which can be mixed with their Protein Capsule Hair Repair Mask for that extra boost of hydration.

— Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 31 Aug. 2026
Japan never threatened after that, struggling as Martina mixed in fastballs and curveballs to oohs and ahs from the nearly 22,000 fans who packed the bleachers and steep hill overlooking the outfield.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of mixed

Verb

Those margins raise the prospect that similar language could be inserted into any further budget deals without triggering opposition.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
In Tokyo, sandwiches are advertised with an image in which the bagel seems to be made of cobwebs and contains a tuna salad that appears to have been inserted via a piping bag.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of inserted

Verb

That change was introduced to help give club staff working across transfer departments a more normal working pattern.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Selective repression had already been introduced before 2022 with the imprisonment of a number of governors, ministers, and high-ranking civil servants on charges of corruption and abuse of power.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of introduced

Verb

Food and drink Hints of the Meiji Era (1868-1912), the period in which the prison was built, are threaded through the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Within two years though, that alien landscape had matured into a sea of textured blooms and foliage, buzzing with life, punctuated by garden art, and threaded with inviting pathways.

— Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of threaded

Verb

In its comprehensive plan, the city of Eagle identifies the BLM land Bobo is cleaning up as a major component of the Foothills, calling for public lands to be incorporated into a larger open-space and wildlife-corridor network.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026
Eventually, many of UL’s standards were incorporated into US law.

— Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of incorporated

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Fall menu items are currently available and include a campfire mocha, candied pecan cold brew, caramel apple matcha, boo-berry latte, cherry garcia and salted maple latte.

— Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
Salt preserved it before refrigeration, and Brittany’s exemption from the gabelle, France’s old salt tax, kept Breton butter salted as much of the country went unsalted.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

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