enlaces

verb

present tense third-person singular of enlace
as in weaves
to cause to twine about one another enlaced the strips of leather to create a decorative headband

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  1. weaves
  2. plies
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  • This new design weaves the electricity-generating action of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) into the bristles themselves.
    — Mike McRae, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The fantasy film about a woman (Olivia Colman) who weaves a perfect lover (Alexander Skarsgård) out of the titular material is one of the happy box office surprises of Q4 so far.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of weaves
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  • Canada will host the FIFA World Cup in 2026, and the country’s biggest soccer star, Alphonso Davies, currently plies his trade in the Bundesliga, playing for powerhouse Bayern Munich.
    — Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Set Nefru, which plies the Nile.
    — Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025
Definition of plies
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“Enlaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlaces. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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