intercut
verb
in·ter·cut
ˌin-tər-ˈkət 
intercut; intercutting; intercuts
1
: to insert (a contrasting camera shot) into a take by cutting
2
: to insert a contrasting camera shot into (a take) by cutting
: to alternate contrasting camera shots by cutting
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Ross intercuts archival footage from all over the place, but selectively, so that metaphors of escape and freedom and imprisonment echo throughout the film.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
This novel intercuts past and present, keeping the suspense at a fever pitch amid nuanced portraits of the out-of-touch Van Laars, their hangers-on and the locals who both depend on and resent them.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Hilariously, the editors intercut this with the Texan guests getting ready with bright lipstick and light-up flower crowns.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
De Palma ratchets up the tension, intercutting Carrie’s tentative steps toward normalcy with her tormentors’ cruel prank preparations.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
This novel intercuts past and present, keeping the suspense at a fever pitch amid nuanced portraits of the out-of-touch Van Laars, their hangers-on and the locals who both depend on and resent them.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Hilariously, the editors intercut this with the Texan guests getting ready with bright lipstick and light-up flower crowns.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
De Palma ratchets up the tension, intercutting Carrie’s tentative steps toward normalcy with her tormentors’ cruel prank preparations.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Intercut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intercut. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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