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as in weaving
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 stringing
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 threading
Advertisement Maintaining that influential position requires threading a needle.
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Justin Worland,
Time,
12 June 2026
The former Northwestern standout is playing at an All-Star level, threading the line between scorer and creator.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
The obstacles are lattice and thermal expansion coefficient mismatch between GaN and silicon, which generates threading dislocations during epitaxial growth.
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Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
On Marcriá, RaiNao expands her range, threading her island’s bomba and plena music through bassy reggaeton beats and orchestration.
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Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
29 May 2026
The Wachau stretches 22 miles along the Danube, threading past castles, vineyards and baroque towns.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
That means hiking trails threading through Parco Naturale Puez-Odle, stopping at alpine huts with their own distinct characters and reliably authentic hosts, and eating with intention.
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Jenn Rice,
Travel + Leisure,
7 May 2026
Put stakes or cages in place at planting time and train wayward stems to grow up by threading them through the cage or tying them to the stake weekly.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
Here the actress is liberated by something both offbeat and nuanced, selling a performance that is more effective at threading this morphing tone than the film itself is.
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Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Justin Worland,
Time,
12 June 2026
The former Northwestern standout is playing at an All-Star level, threading the line between scorer and creator.
—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
The obstacles are lattice and thermal expansion coefficient mismatch between GaN and silicon, which generates threading dislocations during epitaxial growth.
—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
On Marcriá, RaiNao expands her range, threading her island’s bomba and plena music through bassy reggaeton beats and orchestration.
—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
29 May 2026
The Wachau stretches 22 miles along the Danube, threading past castles, vineyards and baroque towns.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
That means hiking trails threading through Parco Naturale Puez-Odle, stopping at alpine huts with their own distinct characters and reliably authentic hosts, and eating with intention.
—
Jenn Rice,
Travel + Leisure,
7 May 2026
Put stakes or cages in place at planting time and train wayward stems to grow up by threading them through the cage or tying them to the stake weekly.
—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
Here the actress is liberated by something both offbeat and nuanced, selling a performance that is more effective at threading this morphing tone than the film itself is.
—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threading
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Around 30 Maple Park Middle School students spent the last few weeks of the summer term weaving English language arts and STEM skills together to research the international soccer teams with base camps in Kansas City and create animatronics based on their findings.
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Some thirty years after weaving Replica, Schultz set to work on a rug based on the 9040 processor made at the Shiprock plant.
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The duo’s latest work suggests that the apes can create new meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs — something akin to syntax, which was once thought to be a unique hallmark of human language.
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In early November, Edie Harmon, who has documented border wall activity in the Jacumba Wilderness since 2020, learned that Marines were stringing wire in an area called Skull Valley.
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During the pilot, Figure 02 helped produce more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles by inserting sheet-metal components into welding fixtures.
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ElAttrache performed surgery on McGregor in July 2021, inserting a rod, plates and screws into his left leg after the fighter broke his tibia and fibula during a mixed martial arts bout against Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas.
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For healthy adults interested in safely trying the method, the nutritionist suggests mixing 1 tablespoon of plain, unflavored gelatin powder in hot water, diluting it with room-temperature water or herbal tea, and drinking it 15 to 30 minutes before a single daily meal.
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This is a rare sighting from Roman Egypt that revealed the role that magic played in that society, at a time when cultures and belief systems were mixing and spreading throughout the empire.
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“Threading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threading. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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