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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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And, in the aftermath of a stomach-churning stick-up that twisted my guts with the queasy horror of a repressed memory, Gary is given a week to make the problem go away.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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Roger Ebert, who half-heartedly praised the music, gave it one star, then twisted the knife.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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The performance will be interspersed with historical facts and anecdotes about the music.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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As in Kourliandski’s quartet, specks and splatters of sound are interspersed with silences.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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With the game knotted at 1-1, the match went into extra time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The teams went into halftime knotted 1-1.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Verb
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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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The vibe in the room is some anger mixed with some frustration, Bednar said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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Once the milk is at the right temperature, special bacterial cultures are mixed in.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2026
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Unlike the open-country eagles many people picture soaring over cliffs or plains, harpies inhabit dense rainforests where visibility is limited, branches are tangled and maneuverability matters more than endurance.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Videos posted online showed the two planes getting tangled together in midair before four parachutes opened in the sky as the planes plummeted to the ground.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Expanding the analysis into earlier seasons would introduce a different technical environment, one in which engine manufacturer and aerodynamic design were more closely intertwined.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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That work led me deeper into the psychology of loneliness, because the two phenomena are deeply intertwined.—
Clay Routledge,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Even combined, its yearly broadcast revenue is less than half of the NFL’s.—
James Robson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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That relay, combined with a social media campaign, helped the show reach an audience TF1 would not typically expect from linear broadcast.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Interwove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interwove. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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