weave

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as in to braid
to cause to twine about one another as they have for the past two centuries, crafters continue to weave osiers into the distinctive baskets that are the island's trademark

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as in to duck
to move suddenly aside or to and fro a van weaving through traffic with reckless speed

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Recent Examples of weave Those tiny hairs weave their way into knits and stick to fleece blankets as if someone super-glued them there. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025 The duchess then smiled warmly at Harry before weaving her own arm underneath his, moving his hand up her back. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 This is lovely writing in which the author weaves information about the history of maps and how they are made, and Dolores imagines her parents in love in their little apartment where her mother/aunt took care of her as a baby. Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025 While critical local and Indigenous knowledge is recognized in the report, it is largely excluded from assessments, both because weaving it with conventional scientific analysis is difficult or because communities may choose to protect certain knowledge. Jessica Beaudette, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weave
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  • The genius of the film’s explosive third act — a giddy masterclass in tension and release — is rooted in how Laxe uses it to braid those disparate energies together, as Luis begins to embrace his detachment from the world at the same time as his new friends become eager to rejoin it.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
  • For the event celebrating the release of her brother's movie, Lux opted for a black gown with a halter neckline, braided details and cutouts around the waist.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • But Kansas City — both the team and its city of supporters — are hoping for a win to insert a dash of optimism into what’s been a tricky season so far.
    Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Working with one shrimp at a time, insert a toothpick sideways and under the vein of the shrimp in the second joint from the tail.
    Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • In a handshake attempt during the final seconds, Branch ducked Mahomes, prompting Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to approach him.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Pressure arrived, and Allen ducked it initially to extend the play.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • Because the planet rotates very fast, these rising and sinking currents get twisted and stretched into horizontal flows, AKA jet streams.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Striped shirting fabric was twisted and the lightweight cotton set an airy tone, while thick, low-slung belts reinforced the Y2K feel.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • The miso butterscotch brownie mixes caramel cream, miso and gluten-free dark chocolate brownies.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Reports revealed that there was also a sigh of relief from those who had feared federal officials might be planning a last-minute retreat from the technique known as vitrification, in which waste is mixed with molten silicate and other materials to create inert glass logs.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Spanberger never responded to Earle-Sears’ taunts and dodged when moderators pressed her about whether Jones should drop out.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
  • During the shooting, victims and witnesses rushed to the nearby establishments to dodge the gunfire, authorities said.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • Go monochromatic and blend different shapes and sizes of white flowers.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Whisk in dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with apple cider (or juice) in 2 additions and whisking to blend.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • Meanwhile, former Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle combined for 239 total yards for the Panthers (183 rushing, 56 receiving) a week after exploding for 234 total yards (206 rushing, 28 receiving) in a win over Miami.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe that — combined with the steady growth of young defenders like Ashton Gillotte, Omarr Norman-Lott and Nohl Williams — will be enough to put KC back in position to lift its third Lombardi in four years.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Weave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weave. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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