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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
For Ojito, writing about the Valbanera and threading family stories into her novel was a profound experience.
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Raul A. Reyes, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
There are 18 itineraries on offer, each threading its way through the Italian countryside with an air of cinematic nostalgia.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
But also, threading the needle between all these different facets of her story was really difficult.
—Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
The junior went 7-for-8 in the opening quarter, threading tight windows and ending the Tide’s opening drive with a whip-route touchdown to Horton — the Miami transfer — who won in man coverage.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Breaking the cycle of stress and burnout may begin with employers carefully analyzing employees' responsibilities both on and off the clock and threading the needle between productivity and home life balance.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The act of threading beads onto string or elastic can help improve fine motor skills, too.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Iger is threading the needle by safeguarding Disney’s brand as one that will continue to be guided by decency and respect, no matter how overheated political rhetoric becomes at times—on both sides.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
However, threading the needle will not be easy.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Raul A. Reyes, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
There are 18 itineraries on offer, each threading its way through the Italian countryside with an air of cinematic nostalgia.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
But also, threading the needle between all these different facets of her story was really difficult.
—Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
The junior went 7-for-8 in the opening quarter, threading tight windows and ending the Tide’s opening drive with a whip-route touchdown to Horton — the Miami transfer — who won in man coverage.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Breaking the cycle of stress and burnout may begin with employers carefully analyzing employees' responsibilities both on and off the clock and threading the needle between productivity and home life balance.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The act of threading beads onto string or elastic can help improve fine motor skills, too.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Iger is threading the needle by safeguarding Disney’s brand as one that will continue to be guided by decency and respect, no matter how overheated political rhetoric becomes at times—on both sides.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
However, threading the needle will not be easy.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threading
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The debate over lasting solutions reveals the complexity of how criminal organizations have grown so powerful, weaving themselves into nearly every layer of Brazilian society over time.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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What results is a familiar historical drama, weaving together many various characters in the buildup to the climactic courtroom showdown.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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Volunteers started stringing lights in late September.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The first step in making the documentary was digitizing all of the personal footage and stringing it out before even interviewing the family.—
Evan Burke,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
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But even those who use TA say there’s something odd about inserting English letters in a sentence of Chinese characters.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
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The Justice Department argued that the judge had overstepped his authority by inserting himself into questions of foreign policy.—
NPR Washington Desk,
NPR,
22 Dec. 2025
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At the sound level, our engineer is a guy who makes all the greatest dance music in the Latin world right now [Josh Gudwin is the records’ mixing engineer and Dale Becker mastering engineer].—
Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
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Naumes uses a similar approach, mixing fresh lemon juice with water.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Threading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threading. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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