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1
as in twisted
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 interspersed
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 knotted
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 interwove
That project, which interweaved Elizabethan dialogue with a contemporary setting, signaled another artistic pivot.
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interwove
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In this retiree state with much smarts and experience but sorely values-twisted by years of lopsided Republican rule under Govs.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Benge got twisted up and tripped up, and the ball went well over his head and a few feet to his left.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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Hanging on the walls are stills from the film and TV projects produced by OBB—a docuseries about Shaq mentoring entrepreneurs, Sabrina Carpenter’s holiday special—interspersed with marketing images for the brand, shot onsite.—
Lucy Feldman,
Time,
6 May 2026
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Sparingly interspersed among the island narrative are flashbacks to another island, colonized long ago.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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The Wild knotted up a wild one at 4-4.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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However, the advantage was short lived as Indianapolis knotted the score in the bottom of the frame and then added the decisive tally one inning later.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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Her hair was braided and a short veil could be seen flowing from it in a few photos.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Often composed of three to five plants braided together to form one trunk, the money tree can grow up to 2 feet per year!—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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Fennel, cumin, coriander and black pepper perfume sistani, another round flatbread with barley mixed into the wheat flour for a nutty taste and pliant crumb.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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The list was mostly made up for the originals and the three prequels, with a couple Disney TV installments (Andor) mixed in.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Somewhere along the way, though, conservation became tangled up in broader political culture wars.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Technology and nature tangled together.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Emails released earlier this year by the Department of Justice show the extent to which the relationship was professionally intertwined, too.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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This is also a good day to push a relationship into something more intimate or more committed, because affection and passion are intertwined.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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Johannes and Astier combined for 22 points and seven assists on the night.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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More than 400,000 square feet of gyms, locker rooms, meeting rooms and community spaces are combined with 17 playing spaces, including two regulation-size indoor fields.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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“Interwove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interwove. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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