interleave
verb
in·ter·leave
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interleaved;
interleaving
Definition of interleave
: to arrange in or as if in alternate layers
Examples of interleave in a Sentence
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For example, the arrangement Ace, 5, 2, 3, 6, 7, 4 has two rising sequences interleaved: Ace, 2, 3, 4 and 5, 6, 7. — Jo Craven Mcginty, WSJ, "The Trick Behind Properly Shuffling Cards," 11 May 2018 There followed an evocative short film that interleaved film clips of Robbins at work, often with his voice-over, with footage of today’s company in revivals. — Alastair Macaulay, New York Times, "Review: City Ballet Salutes Jerome Robbins, a Master of 2 Realms," 4 May 2018 Such transgressions and regressions mean that marine and terrestrial sediments are interleaved in these mountains, and the marine sediments provided the information needed. — The Economist, "Fossil tracks in the Alps help explain dinosaur evolution," 19 Apr. 2018 Standing hat-box tall, its rich and fudgy cake layers are interleaved with silken chocolate buttercream and a nubbly-textured almond buttercream with caramelized crisped rice. — Kate Washington, sacbee, "Dining review: Unpretentious and exceptional, East Sacramento’s Canon is an ‘instant classic’ | The Sacramento Bee," 12 Jan. 2018 The book interleaves stories from her grandparents’ past and from Ausma’s, along with Verzemnieks’s impressions of life in present-day rural Latvia, governed by its traditional rhythms, intricately and spiritually fused with the natural world. — David Bezmozgis, New York Times, "A Writer Visits Latvia in Search of Her Roots," 15 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'interleave.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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