threaded

past tense of thread
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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 Even Hunnam’s character, whose arc was the main story that threaded the dark and violent 2008-14 series, received a sendoff in the finale. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 Tara Rudd drove toward Angel City’s back line and threaded a pass through to Rodman, who raced downfield and curled a shot just over goalkeeper Angelina Anderson. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Tara Rudd drove toward Angel City’s backline and threaded a pass through to Rodman, who raced downfield and curled a shot just over goalkeeper Angelina Anderson. ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 Kitich Camp, tucked into the upper slopes of the Matthews Mountains, sits within an ancient forest threaded by the Ngeng River. Nicola Shepherd, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026 Jabbour said an endovascular cerebrospinal fluid shunt, or E-shunt, is threaded into the brain with a catheter that's inserted through the groin. Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 During an autopsy, a pathologist threaded flexible rods through some of the holes in order to track the bullets’ trajectory. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026 Earlier, during 7-on-7 in the red zone, Mahomes threaded a perfect pass just inside the back-left pylon to Thornton, who couldn’t reel it in. Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 What unites them is the method, in which small pieces of marinated protein are threaded onto skewers and grilled over hot charcoal, where the smoke and intense heat create deeply flavorful, succulent, crispy bites. Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
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Verb
  • The combination of lowland conifers interspersed with aspen is prime winter habitat.
    Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Mounds of boulder star coral, interspersed with elkhorn and staghorn, shelter Caribbean spiny lobsters and green moray eels.
    Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • In fact, Jaissle, with his emotional touchline demeanour and obsessive tactical demands, comes across more as a highly-strung indie-rock songwriter/front man.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Market lights strung overhead, with Prieto and his team running the electricity themselves.
    Eric Ginsburg, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
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  • The researchers also found that an item containing copper and gold had been inserted into Zosia’s mouth or nose after death.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Sprinkle with sliced almonds and bake for 35-40 minutes until the cake is golden and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • The amount of blood required to make the medium would be fairly small, the recent Chinese study found, and was probably mixed with blood from at least two species of herbivorous animals.
    Mike McRae August 17, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Reviews on the app are mixed, with some users complaining that the app frequently freezes or fails to update and others citing positive experiences.
    Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela have combined to add more than 1 million barrels per day of extra production.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Amihere was a perfect 7 of 7 from the field, Janelle Salaun and Tip Hayes scored 23 combined and the Valkyries bench accounted for 51 points.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
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  • In 2024, a chocolate salted caramel cake sold for $10,000 and a chocolate cake sold for a record $50,000 in 2023, The Baltimore Sun reported.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • At lunch, a stellar choice is the thali, a sampler platter of savory and balanced vegetarian, chicken, or goat curries, with lentils, rice, vegetables, and chutneys, all seasoned and salted just right.
    Shindy Chen, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Best fastened onto the ball and weaved past three defenders to create a sensational piece of magic.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And throughout their exchange, Paul weaved in his analysis of Fauci’s actions to frame the one-sided conversation his way.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

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