1
as in to weave
to cause to twine about one another
interlaced strands of her hair for a new look
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as in to combine
to scatter or set here and there among other things
interlaced jokes between the serious passages in the speech
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as in to knot
to twist together into a usually confused mass
I've interlaced the cables on my audio-video system so confusingly that I've no idea what connects what
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Recent Examples of interlace
The series interlaces flashbacks to Kay and Pete investigating a serial killer a quarter of a century earlier, a grisly case which may have dire consequences for their work in the present.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Francella shape-shifts in the film from international film director to street dollar-seller to billionaire, the portraits interlacing into a brisk mosaic of contemporary Argentina.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
In one, Gomez and Blanco interlace their hands, showing off their wedding bands.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Deliberately, l avert my gaze as thick woody fingers interlace like calloused hands in prayer.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Francella shape-shifts in the film from international film director to street dollar-seller to billionaire, the portraits interlacing into a brisk mosaic of contemporary Argentina.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
In one, Gomez and Blanco interlace their hands, showing off their wedding bands.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Deliberately, l avert my gaze as thick woody fingers interlace like calloused hands in prayer.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlace
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Boyle expands upon the original film’s world while cleverly weaving in salient themes, namely Britain’s recent tendency toward political isolationism and nostalgia.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Dec. 2025
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Next, weave the wire through the tops of each bauble to string them together.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Dec. 2025
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Tandoori Pizza is best known for combining classic Indian dishes, like tandoori chicken, malai paneer, curry chicken and chicken tikka and serving it on a pizza crust, the website showed.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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The Angels combined for 14 hits, paced by O’Hoppe’s three-for-four night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Ramin Rezaeian's beautiful cross from the right found Mohammad Mohebbi all alone in the box, and his glancing header to the far post has knotted things up yet again.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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After four thrillers, including two insane games in Vegas, the series shifted back to Raleigh for Game 5, with the two teams knotted at 2-2.—
Matt Reigle,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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The unctuous and sweet char siu pork jowl is interspersed with green apple pressed with lime and ginger for a bright and crisp counter to the fatty pig.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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The nuclear reactions will occur within 15-minute-long periods that will be interspersed with one minute resets.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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The intellectual-disability argument is tangled in more than a decade of court rulings about executing people with such disabilities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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The biggest trouble with tinsel is its propensity to tangle.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Dec. 2025
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Nothing did, so three times over the course of twelve weeks the group bared their arms and allowed strangers to poke them with a needle, through which flowed something new, a substance never before inserted into human bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Depositphotos In a new MIT study – in partnership with Purdue, Northwestern, and Duke universities – chemists have discovered that inserting weaker bonds into polystyrene actually makes the material more resistant to damage.—
Shirl Leigh
June 10,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
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As analyzed in work on conservative ideology, many on the right view scientific agencies as closely intertwined with expansions of environmental, health, and social regulation, and therefore treat challenges to those agencies as part of a broader effort to restrain government.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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In a city that’s simultaneously international and comically provincial, with an identity deeply intertwined with immigration, the question of who can claim the demonym makes for heated debate.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Save room for the chocolate crumble cheesecake bar or salted caramel brownies.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Add 3 cups salted pita chips and mix gently to incorporate.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 June 2026
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“Interlace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlace. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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