interweave
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also interweaved;
interwoven\ ˌin-tər-ˈwō-vən
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also interweaved;
interweaving
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Synonyms
enlace, entwine, implicate [archaic], interlace, intertwine, intertwist, inweave, lace, ply, twist, weave, wreathe, writhe
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The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) had for decades promoted governance effectiveness by being essentially interwoven with state institutions. — Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa, "Ethiopia’s coup attempt spells disaster for its democratic transition," 24 June 2019 Watching them play together and hearing their songs, with their interweaving guitar lines and vocal harmonies, feels like seeing two brothers performing old favorites. — Samantha Davenport, Anchorage Daily News, "Anchorage singer-songwriter embarks on tour after winning NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest," 7 June 2019 In essence, juggling comes down to simple projectile motion, with each ball following a neat parabolic arc as it is tossed — except that there are multiple balls following interweaving paths in periodically repeating patterns. — Jennifer Ouellette, Quanta Magazine, "The Mathematics of Juggling," 24 May 2017 The main themes are later broken into variations and interwoven to create a unified and immersive experience for the listener. — Paige Hymson, latimes.com, "Play Next: The story behind a podcast’s original music," 25 June 2019 Escoria and Kirshenbaum structure their novels to reproduce this feeling, interweaving different perspectives and timelines to illustrate how mental illness can attack a person’s sense of self. — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, "Two Novels That Make Mental Illness Legible," 22 June 2019 The pair’s comic adventures interweave with the more melancholy account of Clare, a first-year fiction writer who can no longer write. — The New Yorker, "What We’re Reading This Summer," 4 June 2019 By incorporating natural oils and honoring ancestral traditions, Swenson’s beauty ritual seamlessly interweaves the contemporary with the ancient. — Dianca London Potts, SELF, "8 Modern Witches Share Their Daily Beauty Rituals," 11 Apr. 2019 Throughout the tower, Hogan’s light art installations have been interwoven to create many luminous sculptural moments. — First Light, The Seattle Times, "Embracing city life at new art-filled condo tower," 29 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'interweave.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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