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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
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.
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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
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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Jacir weaves in more salient archival imagery.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Our team keeps an eye out for summer-weight fabrics like gauzy cotton, airy linens, and waffle weaves that are designed to feel breathable.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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Conybeare, a classics scholar, intertwines learned exegesis with examples of Augustine’s human idiosyncrasies, offering illuminating analyses of the philosopher’s seminal texts and ideas—including his theory of original sin—and of the role that his heritage played in his self-conception.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Silent Friend stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm and Seydoux and intertwines three time periods, set in the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany where a majestic ginkgo tree stands.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Grandma combines all of that cheesy, starchy goodness into one casserole dish instead.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Blur, directed by Craig Quintero of Taipei’s Riverbed Theatre and Phoebe Greenberg of Montreal’s PHI Centre, combines live performance with free-roam VR in a surreal meditation on grief, cloning, and the ethics of science.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Best of all, the glass also incorporates 162 stars that can be illuminated at night.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Moyana incorporates elements of neo-soul, R&B, jazz, and even gospel influences to craft a 10-track record about growth.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Interweaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interweaves. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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