weave

Definition of weavenext
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as in to braid
to cause to twine about one another as they have for the past two centuries, crafters continue to weave osiers into the distinctive baskets that are the island's trademark

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as in to duck
to move suddenly aside or to and fro a van weaving through traffic with reckless speed

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Recent Examples of weave Marquis does well to find the various nuances that exist inside the play’s 85 minutes, slowly weaving her way from a pain project to a full on sleuthing fueled by a need for truth. David John Chávez, Mercury News, 29 May 2026 Claiborne, back to return a kickoff, sent a pulse through the stadium, weaving his way past hopeful defenders. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2026 The series follows the dangerous collision course between Y’lan Noel’s Coltrane Wilder and Matthew Law's Detective Isaiah Stiles, while weaving together high-stakes action, family drama and personal loss. Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 Tartan weaving in Scotland is tied directly to family identity and Scottish heritage. Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for weave
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  • Actor Sam Reid is laced into a pair of skintight black pants, his shoulder-length blond hair braided into Britney-style pigtails and his face and torso covered in iridescent glitter.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
  • And because of it, braiding is only getting more personal.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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  • Before the true ad break begins, networks like to insert a little commercial bumper.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 June 2026
  • And men are indeed lengthening their limbs, flying to international clinics, having metal rods inserted into their bones, and then, after a brutal recovery process, relearning how to walk.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
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  • He was spotted ducking down in a field as traffic passed by and fled before he was found in a small cave, police have said.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 1 June 2026
  • In fact, the Snapdragon C laptops will have to duck under the Windows 11 recommended hardware specifications to work with 8GB of memory and the smaller storage footprint that has proven successful with the MacBook Neo.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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  • Tomatoes are susceptible to many viruses, such as tomato yellow leaf curl virus, that cause leaves to twist and curl.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • Back in 2017, fellow Belgian David Goffin twisted his ankle on tarp at the back of a court at Roland Garros.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 May 2026
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  • Portraits of the Hobhouse family, who lived here for more than two centuries, hang alongside tapestry wall trophies in the drawing room, while the teal bar mixes original cornicing with vibrant bamboo chairs.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • From Stonewall’s 1969 uprising to today’s golf tournaments, human rights summits and bar crawls, Pride events in Los Angeles, New York and global cities mix festival energy with defiance.
    Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
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  • An officer had to dodge the vehicle to avoid being struck, according to the district attorney’s statement.
    Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • Go in May to dodge midges and summer crowds.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
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  • As with the rest of the hotel, rooms and suites blend extreme comfort and modern convenience with antique beauty, atmosphere and brilliant art.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • Pride Month kicks off nationwide with parades from major metros to small towns, blending rainbow celebration with protest roots as LGBTQ+ communities face renewed political attacks on rights and inclusion.
    Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
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  • First class Etihad Apartments; Singapore Suites; combing first class on Airbus A380s on all the major Gulf airlines in a single trip; combining six different airline first class products in a single round trip.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • Until Lopez’s blast, Texas A&M right-hander Clayton Freshcorn had slowed down a USC offense that had scored 48 runs combined while winning three consecutive games out of the losers’ bracket, including 14 on Sunday night against Texas A&M (41-16), to force the winner-take-all final.
    Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026

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“Weave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weave. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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