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as in weaves
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 intersperses
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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as in intertwines
to twist together into a usually confused mass
in our play the kitten and I managed to interweave the skeins of yarn into a hopeless tangle
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Recent Examples of interweaves
Adapted from Joseph’s seminal video art installation, which was shown at the Venice Biennale in 2019, the film interweaves fictional and historical characters in an immersive story that spans 247 years across land and sea.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
The novel interweaves the stories of two women whose lives have been touched by a magical library known as the time space that houses people's memories.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Sahara Clemons, a multimedia artist and designer based in New York City, who interweaves painting, textiles and dance in her creative process.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
The novel interweaves the stories of two women whose lives have been touched by a magical library known as the time space that houses people's memories.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Sahara Clemons, a multimedia artist and designer based in New York City, who interweaves painting, textiles and dance in her creative process.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interweaves
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Old Hickory Lake, part of the Cumberland River, weaves through Hendersonville.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The charcoal drawing Anoma Kole Kole, 2023–24, for instance, skillfully weaves a blueprint of colonial infrastructure with images of the Africans who built transit systems.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Private property intersperses protected areas.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
20 Sep. 2025
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The novel intertwines present-day events with painful memories of the lives of her parents, who tried to protect their love from war, jealousy, and the cruelty of the merciless Soviet government.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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In figuring out how that intertwines with Vera’s character, for Laila to then have that superpower at the end is really cool.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Peychaud’s Bitters, all cherry and anise as opposed to Angostura Bitters’ cinnamon and clove, combines with the herbal pop of absinthe and the spicy backbone of the rye to create something wholly new.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
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This reed diffuser combines notes of palo santo, clove, vetiver, and incense for a fresh yet homey essence.—
Ali Faccenda,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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While many traditional inner-thigh exercises focus solely on squeezing motions, more effective adductor training also incorporates movements in multiple planes and challenges the muscles to work as stabilizers rather than just prime movers.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Typically originating on a large canvas, the art often incorporates acrylic paint and graphics pulled from old textbooks and newspapers, emergency manuals, and junk-shop magazines.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Interweaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interweaves. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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