INTERLACING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

interlacing

verb

present participle of interlace

as in weaving

to cause to twine about one another interlaced strands of her hair for a new look

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as in combining

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 knotting

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 interlacing Except that’s precisely what awards shows are terrible at — those hammy yuk-yuk sketches, or weepy maudlin moments, that struggle to celebrate the industry by interlacing the show with a theatrical insert. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 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 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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McDonald was outstanding in the final, a lithe genius skilfully weaving through the strapping men around him.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Like Suarez, the Boston bullpen spent some time weaving in and out of traffic.

— Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Definition of weaving

Verb

In an era dominated by physical defenders, Baresi distinguished himself through his reading of the game, redefining the sweeper role by combining defensive authority with the ability to launch attacks from deep.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Products like Pulparindo and Pelón Pelo Rico were combining tamarind, sugar, salt and chili decades before anyone used the word swangy.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Definition of combining

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The designs were inspired by Lynda Benglis, an American known for transforming two-dimensional materials through knotting, pleating or molding, into three.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
His shot was saved by a diving Neuer, knotting the PKs at three apiece, giving Germany extra life and dragging the shootout on into sudden death.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

Definition of knotting

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As Smith read Colt’s writings, the teenager remained expressionless, sometimes gently rocking and twisting in his chair.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
A lot of this work is almost unreadable now, the pained efforts of young eggheads twisting themselves into rhetorical knots over the moral conundrums posed by real-world applications of Marxist principles.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

Definition of twisting

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Videos on Iranian social media showed many women at the cafes flouting mandatory veiling laws, and crowds mixing freely.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Kilgore, whom the team took in the fifth round, has been mixing into a couple of different roles for the Bills early in camp, with safety being his usual home during team drills.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of mixing

Verb

When Hwang spoke with The Star, Erneste sat with her, softly inserting details and filling in gaps in Hwang’s recollection.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
In his free time, Tupper experimented with his own polyethylene creations, including a shaving cream dispenser with a self-closing cap and a clear belt with slots for inserting snapshots.

— Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 30 July 2026

Definition of inserting

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Movies built from intertwining stories can be hard to pull off.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 26 June 2026
Directed by Alice Winocour, the film follows an American filmmaker working during Paris Fashion Week who receives a life-altering breast cancer diagnosis, intertwining her story with those of a South Sudanese model and a makeup artist navigating their own pressures within the industry.

— Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 17 June 2026

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