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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
Devices such as PillCam allow doctors to view images from inside the digestive tract without threading a scope through the entire system.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
By threading the needle, OpenAI found a way to placate both the Pentagon and its own employees, many of whom are skeptical of AI use in the military.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026
There’s been a quiet but persuasive strain of Americana threading through NYFW, not the bombastic, flag-waving kind, but something more intimate and lived-in.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Instead, look for screws that feature even threading, a smooth coating, and are a little bit heavier in weight.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
His strength is threading pucks to teammates.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Beginning at Sunrise Point Fishing Pier, the route winds northwest through the city—ascending stairways, threading through hillside neighborhoods, and weaving across parks both iconic and obscure—before culminating at Lands End Lookout.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Rodríguez appears to be threading a needle.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
And for nearly 200 years, the Navier-Stokes equations have served as an unimpeachable theory of how fluids in the real world behave — from ocean currents threading their way between the continents to air wrapping around an aircraft’s wings.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
By threading the needle, OpenAI found a way to placate both the Pentagon and its own employees, many of whom are skeptical of AI use in the military.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026
There’s been a quiet but persuasive strain of Americana threading through NYFW, not the bombastic, flag-waving kind, but something more intimate and lived-in.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Instead, look for screws that feature even threading, a smooth coating, and are a little bit heavier in weight.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
His strength is threading pucks to teammates.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Beginning at Sunrise Point Fishing Pier, the route winds northwest through the city—ascending stairways, threading through hillside neighborhoods, and weaving across parks both iconic and obscure—before culminating at Lands End Lookout.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Rodríguez appears to be threading a needle.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
And for nearly 200 years, the Navier-Stokes equations have served as an unimpeachable theory of how fluids in the real world behave — from ocean currents threading their way between the continents to air wrapping around an aircraft’s wings.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threading
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We were passed by four out-of-control Harley bikers going 80-90 mph, weaving in and out of steadily moving traffic, while illegally passing cars on the right shoulder for miles.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Combining his team and their content with Paramount+ is not the same as weaving Showtime into Paramount+ or moving FX over to Hulu.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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If the Hawks want to start stringing wins together, the rest of the team needs to play with more energy.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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And this is not the City team to ‘put the ball in the fridge’, as Guardiola says, by stringing passes together.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Cosme did four months of physical therapy that were unsuccessful before surgeons performed a periacetabular osteotomy on her right hip, breaking her pelvis in four places and inserting four screws.—
Krystle Rich,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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After their creation, ORPs are installed in the riverbed by inserting the metal pin into the bottom of the reef.—
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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The restaurant is mixing Dorotea Gin with Mexican corn liqueur, Oaxacan chile pasilla liqueur, Strega Liqueur, tangelo and lime.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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As your host, Lizzie Burder makes for very enjoyable company, deftly mixing child-like enthusiasm with just enough frantic dread to convince you that this whole operation could turn dangerous at any moment.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Threading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threading. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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