as in twisted
to cause to twine about one another
two single yarns were plied together to get the fabric that smooth, firm feel
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Recent Examples of plied
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
As Levenson makes clear, these three arguments have been plied for as long as vaccines have.
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Diana Gitig,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2026
Davis plied his trade in Reno, Nevada, at a time when the American West was developing into a manufacturing hub at breakneck speed.
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Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 May 2026
While virtually every other draftable player was in a power conference this year, Graves plied his trade for the third-place team in the West Coast Conference.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
But Venegas’ parents were artists above all — photographers specifically, a trade now plied by Yvonne — and as such, romantics at heart and in practice.
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Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Kids — and even adults — plied me with questions about what happened during those three long days of captivity.
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Midsi Sanchez,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
The popular longtime minor-league journeyman plied his trade for the Saints last season.
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Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
Irish dance troupes jumped and twisted every few hundred feet while bands armed with drums and bagpipes played plied their trade.
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Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
Tsietsi sent one of them to the front as a lookout, while the others eagerly plied him with questions about his activities.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
As Levenson makes clear, these three arguments have been plied for as long as vaccines have.
—
Diana Gitig,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2026
Davis plied his trade in Reno, Nevada, at a time when the American West was developing into a manufacturing hub at breakneck speed.
—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 May 2026
While virtually every other draftable player was in a power conference this year, Graves plied his trade for the third-place team in the West Coast Conference.
—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
But Venegas’ parents were artists above all — photographers specifically, a trade now plied by Yvonne — and as such, romantics at heart and in practice.
—
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Kids — and even adults — plied me with questions about what happened during those three long days of captivity.
—
Midsi Sanchez,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
The popular longtime minor-league journeyman plied his trade for the Saints last season.
—
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
Irish dance troupes jumped and twisted every few hundred feet while bands armed with drums and bagpipes played plied their trade.
—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plied
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Washington has exerted control over Venezuela's oil exports after a January military intervention that seized the country's then-president, Nicolas Maduro.
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The reproductive effects exerted by the bacterium Wolbachia have been used to control insect pests and disease vectors such as the dengue-, Zika-, and chikungunya-carrying mosquito Aedes aegypti.
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The silver thatch palm, indeginous to Cayman, was twisted by hand into rope that would not rot in saltwater, traded with passing ships for flour and salt and essentials the islands could not produce.
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On social media, the LIBS were twisted into a pretzel trying to defend their candidates.
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Since the launch of LineShine, the supercomputer has been used for applications ranging from climate modeling and engineering simulations to drug discovery, neuroscience and AI, the center said.
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The newer techniques, and the ones being used by the better clinics in Turkey, are FUE and DHI.
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To have those two things braided together, the pain and then the relief.
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Last summer, Koudou says that most of her clients wanted freestyle braids—an elaborate style with cornrows braided in different patterns.
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Council members chose to open a public application to find her successor, and more than 110 people applied for the job.
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Adams and her dad applied pressure on the neck wound with beach towels.
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In the meantime, early-blooming flowers like bee balm and peonies,can be mixed into the dahlia space, providing blooms, pollinator habitat, and interest while the dahlias grow.
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Compost made with banana peels can be used as a side dressing or top dressing in the garden, mixed into garden beds, or added to potting mixes to improve soil structure and add nutrients.
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It should be finely milled, meaning it's blended to lightweight particles that move easily yet set the skin well.
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Zanotti blended the mesh trend, incorporating it into the ever-present mule trend.
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Servers in bright cobalt-blue Milagro shirts weaved through the dining room carrying platters of sliders, french fries, and bowls of Caesar salad.
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While some graduates have booed mentions of AI during commencement speeches and companies have increasingly weaved the technology into restructuring plans, Duckett remains optimistic.
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“Plied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plied. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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