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as in to weave
to cause to twine about one another
interlaced strands of her hair for a new look
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as in to combine
to scatter or set here and there among other things
interlaced jokes between the serious passages in the speech
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as in to knot
to twist together into a usually confused mass
I've interlaced the cables on my audio-video system so confusingly that I've no idea what connects what
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Recent Examples of interlace
All were active in Los Angeles — Williams, for instance, was a pivotal designer on the LAX Theme Building — and Smith interlaces decorative flourishes in varying styles that twist around one another to work up the Legacy Tower’s pointed spheres.
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Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
The series interlaces flashbacks to Kay and Pete investigating a serial killer a quarter of a century earlier, a grisly case which may have dire consequences for their work in the present.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Francella shape-shifts in the film from international film director to street dollar-seller to billionaire, the portraits interlacing into a brisk mosaic of contemporary Argentina.
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Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
In one, Gomez and Blanco interlace their hands, showing off their wedding bands.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
The series interlaces flashbacks to Kay and Pete investigating a serial killer a quarter of a century earlier, a grisly case which may have dire consequences for their work in the present.
—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Francella shape-shifts in the film from international film director to street dollar-seller to billionaire, the portraits interlacing into a brisk mosaic of contemporary Argentina.
—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
In one, Gomez and Blanco interlace their hands, showing off their wedding bands.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlace
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Father Joseph Balikuddembe, a young priest, weaves down the aisle for communion, depositing wafers on the nuns' lips.
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For once the story seems less about progress in the nuts and bolts of how the cars weave their way around road hazards.
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The gel-cream combines hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, panthenol, and squalane to hydrate and soothe without feeling greasy.
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Speculation over the relationship between Brown and Tatum has been regularly a storyline in Boston, but the pair combined to lead the Celtics to a championship in 2024 and Brown was named Finals MVP.
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Game 1 Saint Paul knotted at 2-all through three innings before the visiting Storm Chasers put up four runs in the fourth and five more in the sixth to turn a tight game into a 12-4 blowout.
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Another guy was wearing a Knicks flag as a cape, two of its corners knotted at his throat.
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On his Instagram, happy photos of his family living the American dream are interspersed with violent admonitions about the forces lurking in his own community and seeking to destroy him.
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The visual intersperses footage from a trip the pair took to Iceland with clips of their Upstate New York home, a fitting backdrop to Sprague’s spectral vocals and wandering synth arcs.
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Its rear zipper pocket is a great way to keep charging cords from tangling around other items.
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The two top packs flew off, and the third tangled in the cinch rope and wound around Tootsie’s leg.
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Manager John Schneider is now forced to shuffle players like Andrés Gimenez and Ernie Clement at shortstop, often platooning Gimenez, and inserting lesser hitters at second base.
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Fed watchers expect Warsh could pass on inserting his view on the future path of rates from the grid, which is watched closely on Wall Street but has had an uneven track record as a forecasting tool.
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So, when national identity becomes intertwined with politics, religion, race, culture, or geography, criticism of the nation can feel less like a disagreement about policy and more like a challenge to one's identity.
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Weddings are where families intertwine, traditions get negotiated, conflicts surface, and new chapters begin.
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The arancini with fennel pollen, artichoke crostini and salted cod baccala are all divine.
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Puffy pockets pool with cinnamon streusel, vanilla cream and salted caramel sauce.
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“Interlace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlace. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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