as in weaves
to form into a braid
they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets
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Recent Examples of braids
Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Ashanti posted an image of her posing in a two-piece bikini and braids in Barbados, proudly showing off her postpartum curves.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Oct. 2025
Glam was kept bronzed, with oil-spill black talon nails changed to a sheer satiny pink, and her hair slicked back in a tight bun, extra-long, teeny, tiny braids let down later.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
The dress was embroidered with black braids, silver beading and crystals that draped around Kardashian's hips, along with a long tassel that hung from a silver buckle down the front.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
In other words, Mattel isn’t just making Barbie dolls with long, purple braids (though there will probably be those too) here.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Porter, who had two tight braids that landed just below her shoulders, kept going.
—Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
This dress-up set includes Wednesday's iconic dress and long braids, Thing, a belt, and tights.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
Smith, who is a global ambassador for Dior Beauty, sat front row at the spring/summer 2026 womenswear show—alongside fellow ambassadors Anya Taylor-Joy and Blackpink's Jisoo—wearing head-to-toe Dior and a high, multi-layered updo that began with braids and ended in a perky pile of waves.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
G'ra Asim
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
The teen, who wowed fans onstage during her mother’s Cowboy Carter tour, wore her hair in curly, blonde braids.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Ashanti posted an image of her posing in a two-piece bikini and braids in Barbados, proudly showing off her postpartum curves.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Oct. 2025
Glam was kept bronzed, with oil-spill black talon nails changed to a sheer satiny pink, and her hair slicked back in a tight bun, extra-long, teeny, tiny braids let down later.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
The dress was embroidered with black braids, silver beading and crystals that draped around Kardashian's hips, along with a long tassel that hung from a silver buckle down the front.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
In other words, Mattel isn’t just making Barbie dolls with long, purple braids (though there will probably be those too) here.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Porter, who had two tight braids that landed just below her shoulders, kept going.
—Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
This dress-up set includes Wednesday's iconic dress and long braids, Thing, a belt, and tights.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
Smith, who is a global ambassador for Dior Beauty, sat front row at the spring/summer 2026 womenswear show—alongside fellow ambassadors Anya Taylor-Joy and Blackpink's Jisoo—wearing head-to-toe Dior and a high, multi-layered updo that began with braids and ended in a perky pile of waves.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
In her stunning debut, The Waterbearers, Sasha braids the stories of three generations of Black single mothers—her grandmother, her mother, and herself—with portraits of leading Black women figures in American culture.
—G'ra Asim
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for braids
Noun
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To complete the ensemble, braid your hair into two plaits and tie them with baby blue bows at the ends.—
Emma Kershaw,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Aster weaves an inescapable nightmare out of sunshine, blindingly white fabrics, and garlands of flowers.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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His work weaves together science, ancient training and healing systems, and the fighting arts to examine how systems — whether human bodies or family enterprises — fracture under pressure or transform because of it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The plush loafer-like shoe has a water-resistant suede exterior, leather laces, and wool interior.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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The profile of this shoe is one that feels inherently familiar, but childlike playfulness is also secured vis-à-vis the fluffy sheepskin that seems to overflow from its color-happy laces.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The vibrant look included what appeared to be head-to-toe body paint emulating Camilla’s surprise stripes.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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This one from Urban Outfitters is a playful take on the shape with its vibrant, circus-like stripes.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Braids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braids. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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