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as in weaves
to cause to twine about one another
interlaced strands of her hair for a new look
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as in intersperses
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 knots
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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The experience weaves together the rich history of the ship, its crew and passengers, building a deeper understanding of life aboard the Titanic.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Sanders’s violin weaves his classical roots into the pulse of jazz improvisation.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Templeton intersperses these pictures with fragments from her teen diaries.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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Greengrass intersperses those blistering moments with scenes of firefighters and other authorities talking about how to deal with the fire and filling in plot points away from the action.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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No matter how many knots a lawyer ties themselves in to get there, legality is not legitimacy.—
Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
29 Nov. 2025
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Stories like these usually lurch from one contrivance and complication to the next, but Chad Powers knots itself into a genuinely thorny conflict by the finale.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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The sensor combines ultrathin ruthenium dioxide nanosheets with a tin dioxide thin film, forming a hybrid structure that achieves ultra-sensitive detection down to parts-per-billion concentrations.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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The most effective approach combines resistance training, smart exercise selection and gradual progression of weight or number of reps over time.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Wire pin or slicker brushes work best for dogs with long hair that tangles easily.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Throughout, Tallent intertwines the sport’s esoteric lingo through his characters’ emotions, finding connections between the jargon and their own experiences and feelings.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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Preparing practice and game plans, as well as scouting opponents, intertwines with being joined at the hip with Ball as much as possible.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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Manuel interweaves other story strands with Isabel’s tale, including that of Clara (Carmen Castellanos), a young Filipina American from New York out for a round of golf with her uncle (Carlos Siguion-Reyna), the owner of a golfing company.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2026
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Reddy—who is, like Fennelly, a talented poet in addition to being a nonfiction writer—deftly interweaves research and memoir in sparkling, compelling, and often funny prose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Interlaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlaces. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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