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interleaves

  • plural
    of interleaf.
    interleaf
    noun
    an additional leaf, usually blank, inserted between or bound with the regular printed leaves of a book, as to separate chapters or provide room for a reader's notes.
  • present tense form
    of interleave (3rd person singular).
    interleave
    verb (used with object)
    to provide blank leaves in (a book) for notes or written comments.

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The novel interleaves the narrator’s history with snippets of the island’s.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 8, 2022

On June 5, the concert format varies as Alsop interleaves the music with her personal reminiscences, in conversation with NPR host Scott Simon and Bernstein’s daughter Jamie.

From Washington Post May 1, 2018

As the book progresses, she interleaves chapters set in the present with ones that deal with memories of college, of home, of Tracey.

From The New Yorker Nov. 6, 2016

In “Skating to Antarctica,” she interleaves her Antarctic voyage with recollections of her early childhood.

From New York Times Jun. 10, 2015

With all this to be done, it’s not surprising that a critical aspect of the team’s success is a very specific daily and weekly schedule that interleaves the elements of individual and team practice.

From Salon Apr. 20, 2014

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