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
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  • After a fan interfered with the ball, resulting in an automatic out, Bericoto turned away to avoid being hit in the face but twisted his knee.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Auf der Maur, in white, is twisted away from the audience, staring intently at the lens.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 22 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
  • Text that has been heavily rewritten, paraphrased, translated, or mixed with other writing may lose enough of Claude's statistical pattern to become undetectable.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Comments on Haaland's Instagram post teasing the cut are mixed, with some fans loving the update and others mourning the loss of that platinum ponytail.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixed
Verb
  • In the historical record, deep theoretical questions are often intertwined with practical ones about building better machines.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Bolsonaro’s rise to national prominence has been closely intertwined with that of his father.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of intertwined
Verb
  • Curry never took himself too seriously as an actor and blended seamlessly with human actors and puppets alike.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The collection of minor hits and near-misses from the 1960s blended rough edges and euphoric hooks.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of blended
Verb
  • Although investigators have been spotted at Hickerson’s family home, he has not been implicated in Panettiere’s death.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • When that technology was released in 2021, the easy-to-hide tracking devices were soon implicated in stalking cases.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of implicated
Verb
  • The partnership between two outsiders clawing their way in, joined by an equally canny journalist played by Claire Foy, comes to shape Fleet Street, the London thoroughfare where scribblers plied their trade, in Lamb’s and Murdoch’s images.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of plied
Verb
  • While Louis created countless memorable costumes for the screen, his legacy remains forever entwined with Monroe’s illusion gown.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of entwined
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“Inwove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inwove. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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