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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
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Called knot invariants, these tools each measure some aspect of a knot — a pattern formed by its interwoven strands, perhaps, or the topology of the space surrounding it.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Away from the obvious icons lie natural wonders where ecology, history, and culture remain tightly interwoven, and where human presence has often been defined by restraint rather than conquest.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Parasites & Power is a six-part podcast series of interwoven stories about the colonial origins of today’s global public health system.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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
Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Cultural memory, identity, sense of place, surveillance and urban life are all interwoven like the threads of a carpet in a new exhibition at The Art & History Museums of Maitland.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Flanking the temple’s entryway and set in the heart of the heritage district, the hotel feels intrinsically linked to Khoo Kongsi and deeply interwoven into the fabric of George Town.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
These were interwoven with chapters set in the present-tense and centering Cleo, the descendent of these immigrants and, like me, a half-white, half-Chinese millennial.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Vineyards are interwoven with orchards, grazing areas, and native vegetation, while Kiko goats help manage undergrowth and Great Pyrenees dogs protect the property.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026
We are interwoven as human beings in this globe, in this art form, in these practices.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 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
Adjective
The hoard even represents the idea that facets of social life are interwoven and connected.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Called knot invariants, these tools each measure some aspect of a knot — a pattern formed by its interwoven strands, perhaps, or the topology of the space surrounding it.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Away from the obvious icons lie natural wonders where ecology, history, and culture remain tightly interwoven, and where human presence has often been defined by restraint rather than conquest.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Parasites & Power is a six-part podcast series of interwoven stories about the colonial origins of today’s global public health system.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
The artist wore a floor-length gown constructed from real electrical cables and wiring, interwoven with moss, succulents, and circuit board fragments, with butterfly motifs scattered throughout.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Cultural memory, identity, sense of place, surveillance and urban life are all interwoven like the threads of a carpet in a new exhibition at The Art & History Museums of Maitland.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Flanking the temple’s entryway and set in the heart of the heritage district, the hotel feels intrinsically linked to Khoo Kongsi and deeply interwoven into the fabric of George Town.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
These were interwoven with chapters set in the present-tense and centering Cleo, the descendent of these immigrants and, like me, a half-white, half-Chinese millennial.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Vineyards are interwoven with orchards, grazing areas, and native vegetation, while Kiko goats help manage undergrowth and Great Pyrenees dogs protect the property.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026
We are interwoven as human beings in this globe, in this art form, in these practices.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interwoven
Adjective
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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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Desperate to save them, records show, doctors inserted tubes into their airways and hooked them up to IVs.—
Duaa Eldeib,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Environmentalists are rejecting California’s implementation of its landmark single-use plastic law taking, claiming regulators inserted loopholes favoring the plastic industry.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Verb
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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
Adjective
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Together, these efforts contribute to a more connected system where learning and work are not separate phases but integrated experiences.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Instead, farmers employ integrated pest management techniques such as building traps used to catch borers that eat coffee berries.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
Verb
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The match was knotted through the first half in pouring rain.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Once the game was knotted up at three, Bennett settled down and made sure to keep it that way.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 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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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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“Interwoven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interwoven. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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