weaves

present tense third-person singular of weave
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as in twists
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 ducks
to move suddenly aside or to and fro a van weaving through traffic with reckless speed

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Recent Examples of weaves With Tea weaves together art, wellness, travel, and culture into a beautiful ode. — Air Mail, 19 Sep. 2026 The deeply personal doc weaves together observational footage with 16mm films created by Harry and Liz, to explore friendship, illness, and how film and creativity can bring two people closer. — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 As the rhythmic clicking of a dozen sewing machines echoes through his small workshop, Ainé Pathé Ouédraogo weaves through the room, checking seams and hems. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026 Her narrative weaves together two genres she has long been known for, crime fiction and science fiction, and continues Mandel's explorations of chaos, identity, impermanence and transcendence. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Try the Whiteside Mountain jaunt, which weaves up 750-foot-tall cliffs, or hike a stretch along the 2,200-mile Appalachian National Scenic Trail, which leads to viewpoints like Wesser Bald Fire Tower. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026 Director Maiken Baird artfully weaves selections from that public record with home movies, lectures, and other docs to create an entirely archival feature, a kind of cinematic essay from Said in his own words. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 Like that anthology series, Phony weaves together disparate tonal strands — humor, horror, and heart. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026 The period war epic, confidently backed for some $14 million, elegantly weaves three gay narratives from different periods that all elicit deep emotion. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • All four maintain those spots throughout the chase, regardless of the turns and twists throughout the area.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • As our journey continues, the road twists through apocalyptic terrain until, out of nowhere, life reappears.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • The visual intersperses footage from a trip the pair took to Iceland with clips of their Upstate New York home, a fitting backdrop to Sprague’s spectral vocals and wandering synth arcs.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 June 2026
  • Captured over four back-to-back performances in Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena in July 2025, the nearly two-hour movie intersperses most of her set list with endearing snippets of behind-the-scenes footage from the day leading up to the show.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
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  • In the video, the subject ducks his head in the opposite direction of the doorbell camera.
    — Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita , Peter D'Abrosca , Alexandra Koch , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The sun ducks down and sets Conejo Mountain against warm pinks and purples, transforming the ridgeline into an epic silhouette.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • The script, by Luke Davies, loosely braids three different timelines.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Nattiv skilfully braids together the key events that lead to Rita’s breakdown, with a breathtaking sense of tension across the flashbacks.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • Organizers say the initiative combines nutrition and education, providing seniors with healthy food options while offering resources about Alzheimer's prevention and brain health.
    — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Conventional tape combines the adhesive material on a backing that’s typically a different, mostly plastic film or paper.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
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  • Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • West Orange dodges a huge bullet as Hoban’s John Johnson drops a wide open pass that would’ve been an 80 yard touchdown.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • The show intertwines the two mythic love stories of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone, as Orpheus must go down to Hades’ underworld to rescue Eurydice after hard times befall the couple.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
  • The Ronnie Wood suite, for example, transports you to a unique world that intertwines Art Deco with the Rolling Stones' rock and roll.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026
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  • But some critics found the book as preposterous as the Betty Crocker cake mixes the Prices tote with them across the Atlantic.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The Los Angeles museum mixes the work of populist painters, commercial illustrators and comic artists with the kind of fine artists more associated with major museums.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Weaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaves. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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