inwove

verb

variants also inweaved
past tense of inweave
as in twisted
to cause to twine about one another inweave the strips of dough to make a decorative border

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inwove
  1. twisted
  2. braided
  3. mixed
  4. intertwined
  5. blended
  6. implicated
  7. plied
  8. entwined
Verb
  • In the classic entrepreneurial discussion, hope gets twisted a bit.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Quixotic aerialists twisted, turned and unfolded above the crowd, using flowing fabric and butterfly-inspired movements to mirror the creatures being celebrated.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of twisted
Verb
  • Her glossy hair, braided into two plaits, hung down over her shoulders in a style unusual for young girls these days.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Rebecca wore her simple weekday covering over her hair, which had been pulled back in a ponytail, then braided and pinned up on the back of her head.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of braided
Verb
  • Asian markets were trading mixed on Tuesday, with South Korea's Kospi in positive territory, but Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets down.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Mazzoli shifts themes to a darker register as addiction takes hold and the music turns to electronica by DJ Blume and Lorna Dune for teenagers’ raves, mixed into the Scottish Opera Orchestra.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixed
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  • The brunch will be accompanied by uplifting gospel music intertwined with smooth jazz.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The dynamic underlines just how intertwined these AI companies are with Big Tech.
    — Kate Rooney, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of intertwined
Verb
  • Singing the Paradesi Jewish tunes that blended Sephardic chants with local folk elements.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The award-winning Wednesday is Indigo Blue explores the neurological condition of synesthesia, in which the senses are blended.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of blended
Verb
  • The next year, health authorities linked a cyclospora outbreak in part to Taylor Farms, tracing it back to the same central Mexico facility implicated in this year’s outbreak.
    — Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Two of the involved officers later sued Torres-Walker for alleged defamation over Facebook posts calling them racists, though both cops were later charged with bribery and implicated in the city’s police racist texting scandal.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of implicated
Verb
  • The lakes are medieval peat diggings that were flooded by rising seas in the 14th century, and long plied by cargo boats known as wherries.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 Aug. 2026
  • There were no global superstars, and only a couple of players at genuinely elite clubs like Benfica and Villarreal; most plied their trade well outside football’s spotlight.
    — André Martin, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of plied
Verb
  • The consequences aren’t just ecological; trout fishing is closely entwined with the economy in many Rocky Mountain communities.
    — Matthew Brown, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The allegations became entwined with the court’s investigation into the war in Gaza, with Khan’s supporters arguing that the warrants the court has issued for top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, were at stake.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of entwined
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“Inwove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inwove. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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