pleach

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Recent Examples of pleach Pool Garden Linden trees are pleached and underplanted with liriope, while boxwood hedges frame pink annuals. Owen Holmes, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleach
Verb
  • Statement jewelry, vibrant colors, and braided hairstyles offered a striking contrast to the ornate 18th-century architecture — a vivid reflection of Black excellence redefining tradition.
    Essence, Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Nurses braided Katy’s hair every day, bathing and feeding her.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The struggle is not due to a lack of options, though: Boho braids wrapped into an elegant bun; cornrows neatly plaited into a bow; and small, knotless braids with wavy ends are just a few ways to wear braids down the aisle.
    Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Princess Charlotte, also 10, is known to plait her hair back with a braid on each side of her head, with the braids then tied with a ribbon or woven into a longer braid, also tied with a bow.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • The Boise architecture firm, which filed the preliminary materials for the Black Cat site in March, filed an application with the city in August to correct the lapse and get the site platted.
    Rose Evans September 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Originally called Browns Subdivision, the area was a farming development platted by W.L. Brown during the 1920s.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
Verb
  • Faivre is one of just a few dozen with that job title in France, most of whom ply their trade in Franche-Comté on the Swiss border.
    Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Money speaks, the land listens, where the Anarchist skulked, where the horsethief plied his trade, we fishers of Americans will cast our nets of perfect ten-acre mesh, leveled and varmint-proofed, ready to build on.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The report about the text messages of Ingrassia, 30, also comes just one week after a number of Young Republicans were implicated in a scandal over racist, antisemitic and misogynistic comments in leaked chat messages.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Not only that, but Hal used Kate to convince Trowbridge to bury the sub, implicating her in this plot.
    Trish Deitch, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Those numbers show just how dangerous unsafe driving can be, from weaving through traffic to tailgating or driving under the influence.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • An Arthurian theme is at play in the novel, and Hill weaves in a grand love story as well.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Pleach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleach. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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