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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
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Best Rug Deals Pottery Barn’s clearance section has impressive sales on handwoven, braided, and knotted rugs in all types of styles to suit any room.—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Jan. 2026
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It can be grown in soil or water alone and is often braided or twisted into unique shapes, such as hearts.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
20 Dec. 2025
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Ayad Akhtar, the author of Homeland Elegies, plaits autofiction with philosophical inquiry.—
Hamilton Cain,
Time,
22 Dec. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Lake Austin Riverboats Launched in 1949, the Commodore was the second sternwheeler to ply the waters running through Austin.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Jan. 2026
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Before arriving at Art Basel Miami Beach in early December with two headline-making paintings in two prominent shows, Isabelle Brourman had been traveling the country for years, plying her trade as a courtroom sketch artist.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Dec. 2025
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Boeing and key supplier Spirit Aerosystems, which has since been acquired by Boeing, were both implicated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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There is widespread anticipation that other athletes will be implicated in sports betting criminal enterprises and there’s uncertainty as to the best course of action.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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An hour later, for its first concert since the fires, parishioners sat in awe as Grammy Award winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers weaved her bow across her violin, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach echoing through the church.—
Camelia Heins,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Culturally, 2026 is the year cannabis truly weaves into everyday life.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pleach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleach. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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