PLEACH Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

pleach

verb

Definition of pleach

as in to braid

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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

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Rinsing helps strip away the alkaline preservative film that often coats synthetic braiding hair.

— Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026
Whitaker said the camera is placed in the hallway, looking through one doorway as Clark braids one daughter’s hair, then dollies right to reveal him braiding the other daughter’s hair through the next doorway, all in one shot.

— Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of braid

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The Prince and Princess of Wales' daughter has also previously sported smaller ribbons or had her hair plaited back in braids when she's worn her hair this way, and her oversize bow at Trooping matched her white outfit.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
One of the most important traditions is pineapple pole plaiting, in which artisans weave and shape materials into intricate forms.

— Taryn White, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Definition of plait

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While Ferran headed to Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain, veteran Lewandowski is now plying his trade in the MLS with the Chicago Fire.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Increases in the cost of living caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are further making solar panels—as well as electric boda bodas, the motorcycle taxis that ply East Africa’s city streets—more attractive to everyday people.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of ply

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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 implicate

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After years of analysis, Caltrans has decided to weave strong micropiles into the 499 aging piles that now support the bridge’s piers, said Allan Kosup, chief deputy director of Caltrans District 11 in San Diego and Imperial counties.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
Kamnop is a quest for healing and justice, where dreams become reality, weaving together memory, sorrow and joy.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

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