interweaves

Definition of interweavesnext
present tense third-person singular of interweave
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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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Recent Examples of interweaves 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 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, 16 Jan. 2026 Great Big Beautiful Life A rival to lovers tale, Great Big Beautiful Life interweaves humor and desire. Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026 Writer-director Annemarie Jacir takes on her largest-scale production to date with Palestine 36, a panoramic drama that interweaves period re-creations with evocative archival footage and revolves among characters both fictional and historical. Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025 Directed by Alicia Núñez Puerto, the short interweaves migration, past history and menstruation, presenting lineage as something carried across oceans and generations. Callum McLennan, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025 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. 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
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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
  • 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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  • Set in 19th Century Mexico, Netflix’s series adaptation of ‘Mal de Amores’ (‘Lovesick’) is directed by Catalina Aguilar Mastretta, daughter of its author Ángeles Mastretta, and intertwines a story of war and family.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
  • This inspiring story intertwines the rich traditions of Chinese and Indian heritages, aiming to foster unity and celebrate diversity.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
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  • The new device combines this century-old turbine concept with modern triboelectric materials.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
  • No other hotel combines the storied grandeur, the stylish Art Deco decor, the roster of legendary visitors, and that afternoon tea.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
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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
  • 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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  • This blending of musical cultures takes the narrative quality of traditional corridos and incorporates rap and hip-hop styling, as well as uniquely modern Mexican American stories, as pioneered in large part by groups like Herencia de Patrones.
    Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Our partner’s strategy now incorporates the Trefis High Quality Portfolio, known for consistently outperforming its benchmark which includes all three – the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 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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“Interweaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interweaves. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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