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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
Vidya Mani, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
Eight episodes is a specific kind of beast, especially with intricate, interwoven narratives.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Drawn from his own experiences during the siege of the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Syria, Abdallah Al-Khatib's debut film follows five interwoven stories in a city under fire.
—Teresa Xie, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
In Fischer’s telling, the creative and business sides are interwoven and inseparable from each other and from the personal relationships — their friendships and rivalries with each other but also their relationships with those who worked for them or loved them.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The fact that Gen Alpha and Gen Z are using video game speak to describe their real-life experiences shows just how interwoven their real world has become with the digital one, Aleksic says.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
The protagonist, Frannie’s, story begins in a plantation in Jamaica, the brutality of which is chillingly evoked, but by moving much of the novel’s action to London, Sara Collins helps show just how tightly interwoven Black Caribbean history is with the history of the UK.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Subsequent study, however, revealed it was composed of interwoven tubes, rather than the block-like cells that make up plant tissue.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
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
Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Grace, who plays Liborio’s confidant and love interest Aireen, was drawn to the movie’s bold and stylistic storytelling, where a traditional immigrant narrative is interwoven with fantastical visual elements.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Hollywood traffic is interwoven with 101 on- and off-ramp gridlock.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Those decisions are generating heated debates over loyalty — an issue interwoven with money, values and politics on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
The Oscar nominee leaned into the logomania trend earlier this month, posing for Instagram photos in a sheer little black dress interwoven with Gucci's signature monogram.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
How Wellness Has Been Incorporated So far, hospitality chains and establishments that have interwoven wellness from the start are at the forefront of the trend.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
Such policies were interwoven with the Nazis’ racist ideology.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
Almost every room in the house opens to the picturesque Scott Shrader-landscaped grounds, which are interwoven with gardens and lemon trees and host a pool and spa, a pavilion warmed by a wood-burning fireplace, and an alfresco dining area.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Some of those effects have to do with domestic commerce, and some are a result of the interwoven nature of global trade, where raw materials from one place are shipped somewhere they are manufactured into specific items that are then transported to consumers.
—Vidya Mani, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
Eight episodes is a specific kind of beast, especially with intricate, interwoven narratives.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Drawn from his own experiences during the siege of the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Syria, Abdallah Al-Khatib's debut film follows five interwoven stories in a city under fire.
—Teresa Xie, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
In Fischer’s telling, the creative and business sides are interwoven and inseparable from each other and from the personal relationships — their friendships and rivalries with each other but also their relationships with those who worked for them or loved them.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The fact that Gen Alpha and Gen Z are using video game speak to describe their real-life experiences shows just how interwoven their real world has become with the digital one, Aleksic says.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
The protagonist, Frannie’s, story begins in a plantation in Jamaica, the brutality of which is chillingly evoked, but by moving much of the novel’s action to London, Sara Collins helps show just how tightly interwoven Black Caribbean history is with the history of the UK.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Subsequent study, however, revealed it was composed of interwoven tubes, rather than the block-like cells that make up plant tissue.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
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
Verb
Sisters in Yellow is her first novel that is truly plot driven, dipping into the noir genre, but it’s still interwoven with the complex internal life of her characters.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Grace, who plays Liborio’s confidant and love interest Aireen, was drawn to the movie’s bold and stylistic storytelling, where a traditional immigrant narrative is interwoven with fantastical visual elements.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Hollywood traffic is interwoven with 101 on- and off-ramp gridlock.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Those decisions are generating heated debates over loyalty — an issue interwoven with money, values and politics on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
The Oscar nominee leaned into the logomania trend earlier this month, posing for Instagram photos in a sheer little black dress interwoven with Gucci's signature monogram.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
How Wellness Has Been Incorporated So far, hospitality chains and establishments that have interwoven wellness from the start are at the forefront of the trend.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
Such policies were interwoven with the Nazis’ racist ideology.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
Almost every room in the house opens to the picturesque Scott Shrader-landscaped grounds, which are interwoven with gardens and lemon trees and host a pool and spa, a pavilion warmed by a wood-burning fireplace, and an alfresco dining area.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interwoven
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The steady, unwavering empathy of her gaze encompasses a universe of tiny, interlaced incidents in which the zany entwines the plaintive, or the tragic the comic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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According to rule 8 of the Olympic Charter, the five interlaced rings of the Olympic symbol represent the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes at the games.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Kennard weaved through the lane to deposit a layup on a fast-break opportunity to knot the score at 42-all in the second quarter.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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Authorities say Jesus Briceno Carrillo, 31, weaved into oncoming traffic, passed cars on the shoulder, and sped past three schools during dismissal before deputies caught him on a dead‑end road.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This permanent chip is inserted under the skin on the scruff of their neck and can’t be tampered with.—
Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Paramount has also started opening sports inventory to commercials that are inserted in programmatic fashion, making some of its top programming available in new ways that might bring in a wider array of ad backers.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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On Sundays, O’Neal’s father preached hope from the pulpit, stories of his family intertwined with morals and truths and parables.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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But the everyday cowboy problems get intertwined with something more menacing — possibly supernatural — when Abbott discovers an ominous black void on his property.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The combination of speed, heavy payload, and integrated weapons suggests that unmanned vessels like Comet are moving beyond experimental roles.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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The kitchen has been reworked with premium appliances, along with integrated marble sinks.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Late in Saturday’s game, with Inter Miami knotted 2-2 for the third game in a row, Messi added another magical moment to his career.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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Josh Lowe knotted the score 8-8 with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly, and Trout’s two-run drive in the eighth off Camilo Doval put the Angels ahead 10-8 with his 31st multi-homer game.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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,
17 Feb. 2026
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Its tech is essentially a hybrid of direct ink printing and fused deposition modeling, two of several techniques being developed by companies vying to bring these energy sources to market.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That impact and his trajectory launched his dragster up into the air, erupting in a fireball, breaking into pieces and getting badly tangled in the catch fencing.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Their little brother Dante is an irresponsible party boy, tangled up with a ruthless local gang.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Interwoven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interwoven. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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