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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
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.
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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
There, her features flashed with high-beam brilliance, whether sitting in the solo hot seat or interlacing with Garcia in a duet.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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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
There, her features flashed with high-beam brilliance, whether sitting in the solo hot seat or interlacing with Garcia in a duet.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlace
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Here, at this 200,000-square-foot factory, seamstresses work eight and sometimes 12 hours a day, weaving together the American flag.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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In the city center and on the outskirts, cars, bicycles and pedestrians weave around the trash piles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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Dishes use local produce but combine them with Asian ingredients for a light meal that’s bursting with flavors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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By combining all the different brands in a single kitchen, Lore said Wonder can serve geographies and regions that don’t have the population numbers to support larger fast-casual chains like Chipotle or Cava.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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Grace Trahan started the rally with a pair of consecutive goals before Olivia Cipriano knotted the game at four on a slick find from Carmichael.—
Jason Cooke,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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The Stanley Cup Final shifted to Las Vegas for Game 3 with the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes knotted at 1-1 after splitting the opening two games in Raleigh.—
Matt Reigle,
FOXNews.com,
7 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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Emory was still travelling between chess tournaments, and his posts were interspersed with blurry photos of hotels and dark city streets.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Representative Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley are tangled in a bitter contest that’s headed to a runoff on June 16.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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The design allows the LCS to operate in shallower coastal waters and avoid getting tangled in wires or cables, like those that might tether mines.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Before the true ad break begins, networks like to insert a little commercial bumper.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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And men are indeed lengthening their limbs, flying to international clinics, having metal rods inserted into their bones, and then, after a brutal recovery process, relearning how to walk.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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The conflicts have become increasingly intertwined as Iran insists that any potential truce in the war there must also quell the fighting in Lebanon.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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The Kennedy family and the British royal family are intertwined in several ways.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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The beloved bakery serves up homemade treats like butterscotch blondies and salted chocolate chip cookies, alongside sandwiches perfect for alfresco beach picnics.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
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Let sit until ready to use (salting will pull out excess moisture from tomatoes).—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 June 2026
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“Interlace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlace. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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