PLEACH Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

pleach

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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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Beyond actual braiding techniques, your styling options are also virtually endless.

— Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 9 July 2026
South India is the scent of frangipani and coffee, bushels of bananas and coconuts, women with gold nose rings and hair braided with jasmine and mustachioed men in pink with hands on hips.

— Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 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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Armstrong was surveyed and platted in 1871 by a representative of the Kansas Pacific Railway Company.

— Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
On average, the city is platting 892 acres per year and is projected to need 911 acres per year for new growth and development.

— Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 14 Jan. 2026

Definition of plat

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At home, with a group of players who ply their trade in top European leagues, who finally appeared to be healthy all at once, and a coach with a winning resumé and competitive guile forged in Argentina’s soccer foundry.

— Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 7 July 2026
Meanwhile, the Blue Sharks are playing in their first World Cup and consist of many players who ply their trade away from the world’s top leagues.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Definition of ply

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But as of Tuesday, no single product, restaurant, grocer or distributor has been implicated as the source of the current illnesses.

— Erika Edwards, NBC news, 14 July 2026
Many of the lawsuits that implicate UPEPA special motion are true SLAPP lawsuits ― Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of implicate

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The hotel’s design concept weaves a story around the fictional historic Lamarck University, an homage to the French evolutionary theorist, which was supposedly founded in 1894, then abandoned in the 1940s, and ultimately restored by Marriott.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
For around 20 minutes, the pilot weaved his cheeky confession in clear loops above the Dee estuary, leaving an unmistakable signature in the sky.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

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