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as in interspersed
to scatter or set here and there among other things
this history book threads excerpts from the diaries of pioneer women into its account of the settlement of the West
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as in strung
to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread
the reporter threaded his newspaper articles about the basketball team into a book that was essentially a chronicle of their championship season
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Recent Examples of threaded
Ulloa still wasn’t happy, so eventually Maradona reluctantly threaded the flag back onto the pole.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Willis threaded the needle to deliver the completion.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Twine is also threaded through all the top holes following the same pattern.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026
For the study, the researchers built a virtual molecular cloud threaded with magnetic fields and ran the simulations on ATERUI III, a supercomputer dedicated to astronomical research.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Garnish with a skewer threaded with sweet pickles, bacon strips, olives, and shrimp to turn this drink into more of a meal.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
Reeves has his hair cropped short, his black beard threaded with gray.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 May 2026
That lineage wasn't incidental; it was actively threaded through the campaign's identity, connecting hip-hop culture to the film's anti-capitalist ethos in a way that felt earned rather than grafted on.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Spritzing the end of the thread with hairspray will stiffen it just enough to be able to be threaded more easily, but keeps enough flexibility to be used.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Willis threaded the needle to deliver the completion.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Twine is also threaded through all the top holes following the same pattern.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026
For the study, the researchers built a virtual molecular cloud threaded with magnetic fields and ran the simulations on ATERUI III, a supercomputer dedicated to astronomical research.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Garnish with a skewer threaded with sweet pickles, bacon strips, olives, and shrimp to turn this drink into more of a meal.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
Reeves has his hair cropped short, his black beard threaded with gray.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 May 2026
That lineage wasn't incidental; it was actively threaded through the campaign's identity, connecting hip-hop culture to the film's anti-capitalist ethos in a way that felt earned rather than grafted on.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Spritzing the end of the thread with hairspray will stiffen it just enough to be able to be threaded more easily, but keeps enough flexibility to be used.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threaded
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The nuclear reactions will occur within 15-minute-long periods that will be interspersed with one minute resets.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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Emory was still travelling between chess tournaments, and his posts were interspersed with blurry photos of hotels and dark city streets.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Bush dinners can also be arranged, set up under the branches of a tree, its branches strung with lanterns.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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These cores were strung with wire by a single worker and formed a neat grid of power and memory.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
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The league is finally recovering from a turbulent decade during which television ratings dropped by nearly 48% as many of its most prominent players, coaches and executives increasingly inserted themselves into partisan political debates.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Pinney’s fantasies and visual metaphors are sometimes more poignant in concept than in execution, and a theme of Ray’s crude racist impulses is baldly inserted but left undeveloped.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Often mixed in to the beat are noisemakers like matracas – wooden objects in the shape of flags that produce a loud clacking sound when spun – and plastic horns called cornetas, which fans use to keep the matches animated from start to finish.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Polls have been mixed about each candidate’s chances.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2026
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The Valkyries shot 36% from the field and 22% from the 3-point line, but held Seattle’s young front court duo of Dominique Malonga and Awa Fam to just 17 points combined while outrebounding the Storm 33-31.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Inside, the decor features a modern aesthetic, with white walls combined with warm timber accents.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 June 2026
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Save room for the chocolate crumble cheesecake bar or salted caramel brownies.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Add 3 cups salted pita chips and mix gently to incorporate.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 June 2026
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In the Maienfeld sports hall, rows of tables extended the length of a basketball court, and waiters weaved among them, balancing trays of coffee and nut torte.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Levinson weaved the footage into early portions of Sunday night’s episode, when Rue is remembering parts of her life and her younger self, including her friendship with Fez.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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“Threaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threaded. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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