interlace

verb

ˌin-tər-ˈlās How to pronounce interlace (audio)
Definition of interlacenext
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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2
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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3
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 Viewers can’t look away from the juicy details, but those same dramatics get interlaced with memories from watching the long-running network show. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 June 2026 Mr Cobra evades most classification from there, blending free jazz, musique concrète, ’00s pop, house, industrial techno, and air horns, interlaced with dialogue snipped from Korean folk operas and experimental films. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026 Sateen is a cotton fabric in a satin weave structure where the warps and wefts interlace at irregular intervals as compared to plain weave, Glusica explains. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026 Perhaps the most egregious example was a video posted by the White House that interlaced videos of bombings with clips from Wii Sports games set to cheerful music. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interlace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlace
  1. weave
  2. combine
  3. knot
  4. intersperse
  5. tangle
  6. insert
  7. intertwine
  8. salt
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  • 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
  • In the build-up, Almirón weaved through Toronto’s defense and played a give-and-go with Alexey Miranchuk, who assisted on the winger’s goal.
    — Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of weave
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  • Inside, Devarana offers a 60-minute traditional Thai oil massage followed by 30 minutes of singing bowl sound healing, combining halotherapy and chakra balancing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • To bring those details together in a photograph, Druckmüller uses custom image-processing algorithms to combine exposures that capture different parts of that range.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of combine
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  • All this back and forth had knotted the leash around the center console.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The 6-foot, 190-pound former track sprinter from Maize High School and Wichita headed upfield hoping for a highlight-reel play that might knot the score.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of knot
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  • Ternus addressed a crowd of media and analysts, giving a five minute speech interspersed with a few short videos.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
  • These monologues are interspersed with short lyrics in what initially seems to be the poet’s own voice.
    — Langdon Hammer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of intersperse
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  • At the time, Daptone was grieving their star vocalist Sharon Jones and wasn’t officially working with new acts, while the sisters got tangled in a bad deal with another manager.
    — Natelegé Whaley, VIBE.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Though dreams are tangled up in our desires, Freud’s royal road to the unconscious is not unlike the road in Lost Highway, and other similar Möbius strip horrors, such as the purgatorial Dead End.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of tangle
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  • Scientists inserted genes associated with Alzheimer’s into mouse genomes, breeding animals that had high levels of amyloid in their brains; the mice then began to struggle with spatial navigation.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • That’s certainly one way to insert yourself into cultural conversation.
    — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of insert
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  • Set during a scorching summer at Brussels’ largest housing estate, Cité Modèle, the story follows three intertwining narratives within one family.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The song’s origins offer a glimpse into the uncertainty surrounding Nicks and Buckingham before their personal lives became intertwined with Fleetwood Mac’s rise to superstardom.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of intertwine
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  • They can be salted or unsalted, so read the ingredient label to understand the sodium content.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Choosing unsalted or lightly salted varieties is a simple way to enjoy their benefits without adding unnecessary sodium.
    — Laura Solla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
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“Interlace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlace. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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