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as in to weave
to cause to twine about one another
interweaved garlands of red and gold beads and wrapped them around the Christmas tree
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as in to combine
to scatter or set here and there among other things
the author artfully interweaves excerpts from soldiers' letters into his history of the Vietnam War
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as in to knot
to twist together into a usually confused mass
in our play the kitten and I managed to interweave the skeins of yarn into a hopeless tangle
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Recent Examples of interweave
This experimental essay interweaves three stories: a female director reconstructing the life of a dead transgender woman through film; an intimate study of the filmmaker’s family, who also dealt with a missing relative; and the testimony of forensic pathologist Karen Quintero.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 June 2025
Storefronts selling books, THC, music records and essential services are interwoven with restaurants offering either Latin American or Midwest cuisine.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
These exhibitions interweave architectural discourse with landscape, ecology, culture, and personal space—demonstrating how Venice’s Biennale extends far beyond its official pavilions, into living, breathing creative ecosystems across the city.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
The moral dilemma faced by Osama, as Abou Sami offers him freedom in exchange for a cut, feels suddenly interrupted by each injection of the wider world, instead of the two being interwoven.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 24 May 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 June 2025
Storefronts selling books, THC, music records and essential services are interwoven with restaurants offering either Latin American or Midwest cuisine.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
These exhibitions interweave architectural discourse with landscape, ecology, culture, and personal space—demonstrating how Venice’s Biennale extends far beyond its official pavilions, into living, breathing creative ecosystems across the city.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
The moral dilemma faced by Osama, as Abou Sami offers him freedom in exchange for a cut, feels suddenly interrupted by each injection of the wider world, instead of the two being interwoven.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interweave
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Subsequent seasons have taken advantage of that knowledge by weaving together those effective facets as longer (most over 40 minutes now) episodes.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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The piazza surrounding the Cathedral of Syracuse is similarly elegant, with other Baroque-style architecture woven among charming cafes and restaurants.—
Michele Becker,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Aug. 2025
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Both schools combined to form the Purgolders football team.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Turmeric topical products combined with traditional medical therapies may minimize psoriasis flares.10 6.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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However, a denim shirt knotted around the hips gives the look a special twist.—
Emma Mehl,
Glamour,
29 July 2025
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With the Yankees and Red Sox knotted up, the rivals will look to settle their first series of the season on Sunday Night Baseball.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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The moments of joy and lightness are interspersed with shots of Williams in deep contemplation.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Korean language is interspersed throughout the duology.—
Elaine U. Cho
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Netflix's The Sandman has love stories that are tangled, tragic and anything but ordinary — a stark contrast to the cast's real-life romances.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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Indeed, the dogs didn't even reach the end of the porch before managing to wind up tangled and in need of help.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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These systems also enforce best practices by inserting up-to-date clauses around borrower accountability, citizenship status and financial covenants.—
Adam Craig,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Trump is even inserting himself peronally in the narrative now, accusing JPMorgan Chase of dumping him as a customer following his first term in office.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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The fight became intertwined with pushes to increase public education funding and teacher pay.—
Eleanor Dearman
Updated August 15,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Aug. 2025
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But today’s disruptions are more complex, more intertwined—and far more urgent—than anything seen before.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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