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as in woven
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 inserted
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 intertwined
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 interwoven
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Prototaxites was composed of interwoven tubes, giving it a superficial resemblance to fungi.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
Art, landscape, and the environment are interwoven.
—Outside, 18 Jan. 2026
Together, the interwoven tales offer a reflection on the need for human connection, our evolving relationship with technology, and our understanding of nature.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
Perhaps most compelling of the special’s interwoven narratives is who of the contemporary celebrity culture was worthy of playing a part.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
These are complicated and interwoven data points, however, and the path to a consistent decline in mortgage interest rates remains a convoluted one.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
The city’s strategic location along trade routes resulted in an influx of exotic spices and aromatic materials that became interwoven into the daily life of locals, who then incorporated scent into religious, medicinal, and everyday rituals.
—Mary Honkus, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2025
Given how interwoven many in German politics were with the push to construct the Nord Stream pipelines, today many politicians would welcome distancing themselves from the case, Meister said.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, inside, galleries trace American art from the 17th century to the present—interwoven with African textiles, Oceanic carvings, and contemporary installations.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
That project, which interweaved Elizabethan dialogue with a contemporary setting, signaled another artistic pivot.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Both are interwoven with conductive materials such as stainless steel threads, which form a Faraday cage that shields the wearer against the lines’ electric fields.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2026
Where to Stay Nômade Temple Holbox To ensure the experience at Nômade Temple Holbox feels seamlessly interwoven with the natural environment, the in-house architects designed 30 rooms using sustainable local wood.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Each story is interwoven throughout the movie, telling tales of teen terror, frosty family feuds, and flesh-eating elves.
—Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
Matsumura was not on leave Matsumura’s connection to Esparto, the Machados and Lopez — as well as to local law enforcement and the firefighting and pyrotechnics communities interwoven in the July disaster and its aftermath — run deep.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
The study of the oldest temperatures recorded by human observers is interwoven with the history of science, exploration and, frequently, the commercial activities that required businesses to collect the data.
—Chris Mooney, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Adjective
What makes this gray area tricky is that authorship and AI assistance are interwoven, and programs allow for degrees of artistic outsourcing.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Prototaxites was composed of interwoven tubes, giving it a superficial resemblance to fungi.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
Art, landscape, and the environment are interwoven.
—Outside, 18 Jan. 2026
Together, the interwoven tales offer a reflection on the need for human connection, our evolving relationship with technology, and our understanding of nature.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
Perhaps most compelling of the special’s interwoven narratives is who of the contemporary celebrity culture was worthy of playing a part.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
These are complicated and interwoven data points, however, and the path to a consistent decline in mortgage interest rates remains a convoluted one.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
The city’s strategic location along trade routes resulted in an influx of exotic spices and aromatic materials that became interwoven into the daily life of locals, who then incorporated scent into religious, medicinal, and everyday rituals.
—Mary Honkus, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2025
Given how interwoven many in German politics were with the push to construct the Nord Stream pipelines, today many politicians would welcome distancing themselves from the case, Meister said.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Verb
Most of the ways to play the AI boom have come from investing in hyperscalers, such as Alphabet and Microsoft, that have long-standing advertising, cloud, and software businesses, with which their AI offerings are interwoven.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, inside, galleries trace American art from the 17th century to the present—interwoven with African textiles, Oceanic carvings, and contemporary installations.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
That project, which interweaved Elizabethan dialogue with a contemporary setting, signaled another artistic pivot.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Both are interwoven with conductive materials such as stainless steel threads, which form a Faraday cage that shields the wearer against the lines’ electric fields.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2026
Where to Stay Nômade Temple Holbox To ensure the experience at Nômade Temple Holbox feels seamlessly interwoven with the natural environment, the in-house architects designed 30 rooms using sustainable local wood.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Each story is interwoven throughout the movie, telling tales of teen terror, frosty family feuds, and flesh-eating elves.
—Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
Matsumura was not on leave Matsumura’s connection to Esparto, the Machados and Lopez — as well as to local law enforcement and the firefighting and pyrotechnics communities interwoven in the July disaster and its aftermath — run deep.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
The study of the oldest temperatures recorded by human observers is interwoven with the history of science, exploration and, frequently, the commercial activities that required businesses to collect the data.
—Chris Mooney, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interwoven
Adjective
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The album again proved Wallen’s ability to create music with genre-spanning, timeless appeal, pulses of R&B, rock and hip-hop interlaced through his core country sound.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
21 Jan. 2026
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Baesakul symbolized the interconnection of humans and nature through an interlaced motif interpreted as leather lacing or metal hardware and applied to contemporary shapes that take cues from the Eiffel Tower’s silhouette, the curve of a capybara’s back or even the form of Baesakul’s pet corgi.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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For a second time, the Sooners responded on offense, as Tae Davis weaved for a reserve layup.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Sanders, on the right wing, weaved through defenders to score the fourth.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2026
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Hashibami chose a key from a heavy bundle and inserted it into the door, unlocking it with a click.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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From a security standpoint, eSIMs can actually be more secure than physical SIMs because they can’t be removed and inserted into another device as easily.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Various body treatments and massages are available, all intertwined with local ingredients meant to awaken your senses.—
David Duran,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Schedule Policy/Career is an attempt to disarm that weapon by restoring accountability precisely where expertise and policy are most intertwined.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Another directive is to create an integrated wildland fire intelligence and data capability.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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By incorporating Avery Dennison’s RFID-enabled integrated solution, the takeback solutions provider could automate the data capture to minimize human error.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In any field of knowledge, there is a web of legitimacy, knotted together by visible signals of trust, such as degrees, publications, affiliations and accreditations.—
Micah Altman,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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Allen raced Buffalo into field goal range in that time and former Denver kicker Matt Prater knotted the game at 30 in the closing seconds.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Like the temporary residents of its way station between the living and the dead, the choice is yours in terms of fused cinematic comparisons.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 Nov. 2025
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During the production process, two separate sheets of aluminum are pressed together through powerful rollers, resulting in a single, fused sheet that has one shiny side and one side with a matte finish.—
Darcy Lenz,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Crowded roots may also be tightly packed and tangled, causing the plant to begin to push out of its pot.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2026
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Washington and Pro Bowl cornerback Christian Gonzalez get their feet tangled up and both went to the ground.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Interwoven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interwoven. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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