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Recent Examples of braid
Noun
Don’t be afraid to put 40- or 50-pound braid on your frogging reel.—Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2025 Glam team also assembled, including Amanda Grossman on her makeup, and a waist-length, fishtail braid by Ken O’Rourke.—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 June 2025
Verb
It was created from copper thread that had been braided and embroidered onto water-soluble fabric, then dissolved to leave spectral patterns of the thread.—Liam Hess, Vogue, 30 May 2025 Inside, craftspeople braided corn husks for mats and made felt woolen slippers and hats.—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for braid
If your stylist is plaiting your hair too tightly, be vocal and ask them to ease up.
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Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
24 June 2025
The various story strands are plaited together so neatly as to become a single braid, with an emphasis on how much these lives interlock as the shelter inmates support each other.
Conservative ETFs — and virtue-signaling funds of all political stripes — are proliferating in the Trump age.
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semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 July 2025
Throw-on-and-Go Button-Ups With deep fashion roots—Lauren Bacall in Key Largo, Audrey Hepburn in Two for the Road, the late Peter Lindbergh’s beach photographs—the oversized button-up has earned its stripes.
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For the last 75 years, generations have taken turns weaving through a rainbow road, surrounded by all things candy.
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David Morgan
July 11,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
The idea of American exceptionalism is woven into the fabric of the country’s identity.
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Brendan Rascius
July 11,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Hair has been a cornerstone of Black beauty and cultural expression since pre-colonial Africa, where braiding was not merely decorative but deeply symbolic.
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Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Seeing over 100,000 visitors annually, the Meadow Creek Trail has seen widespread erosion, trail braiding and other impacts.
When the smoke cleared, virtually the entire shell of each car—its roof, doors, hood, trunk and body panels—was gone, leaving only wheel rims and traces of aluminum lacing.
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Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
9 June 2025
Sweet strawberries abound with peach chiming in and a lacing of black-pepper spice and anise/licorice.
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