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as in twisting
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 mixing
to scatter or set here and there among other things
a political commentator who slyly weaves lies into the truth
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as in winding
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Recent Examples of weaving
Jessica Beaudette, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
This invisible, climate-polluting gas can escape into the water through fissures in the sea floor, often revealing itself with a stream of bubbles weaving their way up to the ocean surface.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The religious element is not confined to Islam, with the storyline weaving in Christian beliefs and at points, moments of mysticism.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Grunwald played accordion as part of an ensemble, weaving in the American jazz tunes that sustained him and mixing in spoken reflections on his life.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
The fresh images include a pedestrian bridge that will connect the East Bank with Nashville's Germantown neighborhood near downtown, riverfront activations and walking paths weaving throughout the campus.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2025
By weaving Hartley's story into the narrative, Murphy explored the fear and paranoia that surrounded rural Wisconsin during the time of Gein’s actual crimes.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Too often, organizations treat generative AI as a surface-level add-on, placing it beside existing systems rather than weaving it into the processes themselves.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
By the time the five members of Tomorrow X Together (TXT for short) appear, not from the stage but through the pit doors, weaving past the barricades and into the sea of fans, the noise has swelled to seismic levels.
—Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
While critical local and Indigenous knowledge is recognized in the report, it is largely excluded from assessments, both because weaving it with conventional scientific analysis is difficult or because communities may choose to protect certain knowledge.
—Jessica Beaudette, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
This invisible, climate-polluting gas can escape into the water through fissures in the sea floor, often revealing itself with a stream of bubbles weaving their way up to the ocean surface.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The religious element is not confined to Islam, with the storyline weaving in Christian beliefs and at points, moments of mysticism.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Grunwald played accordion as part of an ensemble, weaving in the American jazz tunes that sustained him and mixing in spoken reflections on his life.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
The fresh images include a pedestrian bridge that will connect the East Bank with Nashville's Germantown neighborhood near downtown, riverfront activations and walking paths weaving throughout the campus.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2025
By weaving Hartley's story into the narrative, Murphy explored the fear and paranoia that surrounded rural Wisconsin during the time of Gein’s actual crimes.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Too often, organizations treat generative AI as a surface-level add-on, placing it beside existing systems rather than weaving it into the processes themselves.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
By the time the five members of Tomorrow X Together (TXT for short) appear, not from the stage but through the pit doors, weaving past the barricades and into the sea of fans, the noise has swelled to seismic levels.
—Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weaving
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Subaru’s rural test site didn’t lend itself to the stop and go city driving where hybrids shine, but the Crosstrek’s extra power was apparent on twisting mountain roads.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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When the sprouts are 5 to 6 inches long, remove the slips by twisting them off the potato or cutting the potato into sections between each sprout.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rick Owens was absolutely stunning, an emotional moment mixing music, staging, location…all the ingredients to highlight a strong and powerful collection.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Researchers used a chemical-mixing lab robot and machine learning to test formulas, and their proprietary AI accurately predicted which combinations would succeed, outperforming existing deep neural networks.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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While on The Tonight Show, Swift appeared shy when discussing the song’s lyrics, ducking her head down as the house band the Roots began playing a sensual tune.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Jasper and Michelle looked for Josie, screaming her name, ducking behind cars to avoid gunfire.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Thake took a long and winding trip down the memories of South Yorkshire football, a path which eventually led him to the living room of a shy, almost reclusive Rotherham man called Terry Moran.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Didi and Gogo that Sparks and Shannon created were full of blood and bile, real people with — no matter how obscured in its details by time and circumstance — a long and winding relationship.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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The color-happy fiber braiding here is another detail to look forward to, capable of adding boldness to your otherwise quiet-luxury ‘fit formulas during fall.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The incenses were twisting in the air, the different smokes braiding themselves like hair in Coraline’s gloved fingers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The answer against Florida and Missouri was McConkey, who had his two best games of the year, combining for 13 catches and 230 yards.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Contributions from dancer Elena Toupalidou, poet Lily Ashley, chef Dalad Kambhu and others distilled the brand’s archive into eight life chapters, combining creativity, perception and craft.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Swift has also been dodging questions about the date of their future nuptials in recent interviews coinciding with the release of her new album, The Life of a Showgirl.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
6 Oct. 2025
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Instead of dodging them, lean in… clarity lives on the other side of discomfort.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As their schemes spiral, father and son are forced into an uneasy alliance to save the family from total implosion.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Kids ages three and up will love all the special touches such as a huge three-story spiral slide, pool, dedicated pet area with its own slide and a working elevator.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Weaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaving. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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