interlacing

verb

present participle of interlace
1
as in weaving
to cause to twine about one another interlaced strands of her hair for a new look

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2
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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3
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 The process was particularly intricate, as each interlacing detail on the bodice had to be carefully constructed by weaving hundreds of meters of rouleau and while maintaining the tension and precision of the corsetry underneath. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlacing
  1. weaving
  2. combining
  3. knotting
  4. twisting
  5. mixing
  6. tangling
  7. inserting
  8. intertwining
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  • Combat sequences, set in the Pacific theater and filmed in Australia, look expansive and authentic, weaving around hundreds of soldiers running and shouting and shooting at once.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The process was particularly intricate, as each interlacing detail on the bodice had to be carefully constructed by weaving hundreds of meters of rouleau and while maintaining the tension and precision of the corsetry underneath.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of weaving
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  • Meanwhile, in Bar Sur, regional maker Cata Flaño contributed a massive mixed-media mural combining watercolors with local peat, driftwood, and historical navigation charts marked at 55 degrees south.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Landry Shamet and Jordan Clarkson also lit up on offense off the bench, combining for six 3s.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of combining
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  • Conine belted a solo homer in the second, knotting the score at 1-1.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The San Antonio Spurs, who won Game 3 at the Garden, built a 29-point lead in Game 4 and appeared on the verge of knotting up the series.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of knotting
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  • The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times and choked her, the report says, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Humboldt County officials have long debated what to do about Centerville Road, a narrow, twisting byway that leads to an eroding rural beach and a handful of homes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of twisting
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  • Rosalía’s wardrobe is also a testament to her love for the unexpected, with stylist José Carayol mixing independent designers and fresh graduate looks with serious archival finds.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Tornado Cash obscures transaction trails by mixing cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of mixing
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  • It’s designed to handle loose hair of any length without tangling.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In 1984 the late mathematician Vaughan Jones introduced a new way to assign polynomials to knots, thereby tangling the two fields together.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of tangling
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  • Days later, Biden took the unusual step of inserting himself into state politics and publicly backed the bill.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • On Saturday, Nakase had changed up her lineup for a 67-62 Game 4 win by inserting Tiffany Hayes and Kaila Charles into the starting five.
    — Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of inserting
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  • Prime Video has a history with this strategy, having also banked on buzz around Off Campus by intertwining the love stories of the main four hockey teammates from the beginning of the series.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The track finds frontman Grian Chatten and ROSALÍA intertwining their voices over lush instrumentation, offering another glimpse of the band’s evolving sound.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of intertwining

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“Interlacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlacing. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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