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Recent Examples of pleach
Pool Garden Linden trees are pleached and underplanted with liriope, while boxwood hedges frame pink annuals.
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Owen Holmes, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
Owen Holmes, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleach
Verb
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Lapid started writing the script before the October 7 attack, only to end up braiding the resulting war and the escalating hypernationalism into the story.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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Lieutenant Kateryna braided her blond hair into two tight braids that ran along her head, curved around her ears, and hung down over her shoulders.—
Maria Varenikova,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Verb
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Among the haunting remnants, one image has stayed with me—a child's lock of hair, neatly plaited and tied with a small red ribbon, matted with mud.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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From the Pilgrims and founding fathers through the frontier and all the way to today’s hustle culture, gig economy, and ragged-by-design safety net, the essential American folk tale has plaited hard work with destiny, self-reliance with self-actualization, and success with moral worth.—
Adam Chandler,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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As Mendez suggested, the platting process was avoided.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Historic records do show that by the late 1830s, a group of five white men platted the land near the settlement and sold lots.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Such a rough patch at Barcelona, where Miami’s elite quartet — and Mascherano — plied their trade, would have likely been catastrophic.—
Martin Rogers,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Schiano’s testimony helped to persuade Quraishi that an eligibility rule denying Elad a chance to ply his trade is problematic under antitrust law.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This style connects the violence of colonialism to the violence of representation and reveals Woolf’s awareness that he is implicated in the brutality of the entire colonial system.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025
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Those charges came out of an investigation conducted by the Manhattan district attorney’s office that did not implicate the mayor in any wrongdoing.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
Verb
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The choreographer Annie-B Parson weaves her dancers through the action, adding energy and grace without ever slowing the plot.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Among the companies charting this alternative path is Organic India, a wellness brand that has woven regenerative organic agricultural practices into its DNA long before the term became a mainstream badge of sustainability.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Pleach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleach. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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