intersperse

intersperse (something) among (something)

To incorporate or scatter something in or throughout something else. For the kitchen backsplash, I want to intersperse some of these sparkly gray blocks among the black and white ones.
See also: among, intersperse

intersperse (something) between (something)

To incorporate or scatter something in or throughout something else. For the kitchen backsplash, I want to intersperse some of these sparkly gray blocks between the white and black ones.
See also: between, intersperse

intersperse (something) throughout (something)

To incorporate or scatter something in or throughout something else. I want to intersperse some of these sparkly gray blocks throughout the kitchen backsplash.
See also: intersperse, throughout

intersperse (something) with (something)

To incorporate or scatter something in or throughout something else. Please intersperse the kitchen backsplash with some of these sparkly gray blocks.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

intersperse something among something

to place something among things at random. We interspersed a few chocolate dough nuts among all the plain ones. Some chocolate ones had been interspersed among the plain ones.
See also: among, intersperse

intersperse something between something

to place things between other things, perhaps regularly or in a pattern. We interspersed an onion plant between each pair of plants. Onions had been interspersed between every two marigold plants.
See also: between, intersperse

intersperse something throughout something

to put things throughout something. He interspersed recommendations for a better life throughout the book. Good advice had been interspersed throughout the book.
See also: intersperse, throughout

intersperse something with something

to provide or bestow something with something. You should intersperse some red flowers with the orange ones. The book was interspersed with good advice.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • all right
  • (you) wanna make something of it?
  • all for the best
  • a thing of the past
  • a slew of (something)
  • a bird in the hand
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Expected for completion in spring of 2005, the project, known as "Historic Front Street," will include significant "green design," and intersperse elements of modern architecture within an historic district.
Many of the essayists also intersperse their discussions of early modern women and rhetoric with contemporary examples of political rhetoric by and about women, examples that help point usefully to the continuing problems women face as political entities.
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The fourth collection of poems by Jared Carter, Cross This Bridge At A Walk intersperses verse with the rare snippet of musical notation, allowing for a deeper combined experience for those skilled at reading music without disrupting the poetic flow for those who prefer to immerse themselves in words.