lacings

plural of lacing
1
as in cables
a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things stopped briefly to tighten the lacing on his shoe

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as in braids
a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together the lacing on the uniform gives it a smart look

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Noun
  • With a focus on quality and accessibility, Pisen's product offerings include power banks, chargers, cables, audio accessories, car accessories, portable power stations, and phone replacement parts.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • These cables transmit hundreds of terabits of data per second including government communications, financial transactions, email, video calls and streaming.
    Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The teen, who wowed fans onstage during her mother’s Cowboy Carter tour, wore her hair in curly, blonde braids.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Ashanti posted an image of her posing in a two-piece bikini and braids in Barbados, proudly showing off her postpartum curves.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Made with plush ingredients like fleece, flannel, or cotton, electric blankets are just like regular throws but with wires woven into the fabric that generate heat.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Orangutans sometimes spend weeks finding the necessary materials (wires, bolts, screws), hiding their elaborate preparations from their keepers, and awaiting the perfect moment to execute their plans.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The plush loafer-like shoe has a water-resistant suede exterior, leather laces, and wool interior.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The profile of this shoe is one that feels inherently familiar, but childlike playfulness is also secured vis-à-vis the fluffy sheepskin that seems to overflow from its color-happy laces.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kids and thrill-seeking adults can also climb, bounce, and crawl through the treetop ropes and tunnels at the adjoining Skynet Playground and adventure park.
    Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
  • These vortices are called flux ropes, and satellites had previously observed small flux ropes—but our work helped uncover how they are generated.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Lacings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacings. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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