Definition of interweavenext
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as in to weave
to cause to twine about one another interweaved garlands of red and gold beads and wrapped them around the Christmas tree

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as in to combine
to scatter or set here and there among other things the author artfully interweaves excerpts from soldiers' letters into his history of the Vietnam War

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Recent Examples of interweave Handwritten texts are often interwoven into visual compositions, further embedding her emotions, thoughts, and personal observations directly into the fabric. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Rage and tenderness are interwoven in pieces about mothers and daughters; the X’s with which Native leaders signed the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie; and the necessity and fragility of art. — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026 Now, the emerging understanding that transposons are intimately interwoven within the regulatory workings of the host genome is rehabilitating their reputation as critical sources of evolutionary innovation. — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 Designers may not be feeling blue this season, but the color was certainly interwoven throughout their collections. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interweave
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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“Interweave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interweave. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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