as in weaving
to form into a braid
they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets
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Recent Examples of braiding
Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 June 2025
Photographed by Elizabeth Lavin Hair braiding tells a story.
—Ruhama Wolle, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
For a more in-the-moment experience, check out massages, henna, hair braiding and face painting.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Shows also offer face-painting, hair braiding and photo booths, and a recent event had a giant inflatable octopus in the middle of the dancefloor.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 June 2025
Photographed by Elizabeth Lavin Hair braiding tells a story.
—Ruhama Wolle, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Noun
The creation of an entirely new style of music, and its coming into being as part of a backlash to the anti-disco backlash, is a complex tale, and Bratton’s braiding together the strands into a coherent, compelling narrative speaks to his gifts as a storyteller.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
For a more in-the-moment experience, check out massages, henna, hair braiding and face painting.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for braiding
Verb
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The story unfolds in Agra during the 1990s, weaving together romantic elements with comedic beats and supernatural scares.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Naming the bags is my way of weaving culture directly into design.—
Ugonnaora Owoh,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Eli in blonde Viking braids with a purple chalice?—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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No detail was overlooked, with two thin braids even dangling down and disappearing into the singers’ low-rise burgundy pants, like jack cables.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The perfectly imperfect artsy-meets-preppy plait was secured with elastics at both the base and the ends, because who has time to do the whole hair-wrapping thing?—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
10 Sep. 2025
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The look became a real-life flower crown in an adorable way, with fresh white flowers tucked into the plait.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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“Braiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braiding. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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