wove

variants or weaved
Definition of wovenext
past tense of weave
1
as in twisted
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 ducked
to move suddenly aside or to and fro a van weaving through traffic with reckless speed

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Recent Examples of wove An hour later, for its first concert since the fires, parishioners sat in awe as Grammy Award winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers weaved her bow across her violin, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach echoing through the church. Camelia Heins, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026 There’s a golem brought to life in the midst of it, and the underlying theme of togetherness is weaved throughout as the townspeople learn to celebrate Hanukkah together. Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026 But the suddenly tenacious Canucks bobbed, weaved and came away with a 5-4 shootoout win in a highly entertaining game. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025 While Canales had previously had the two backs rotate series, the play-caller weaved both of them into drives repeatedly. Charlotte Observer, 30 Nov. 2025 At the time of her death, Wong was working on the third installment of a trilogy of books that weaved together oral histories collected as part of the Disability Visibility Project. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025 The little plane bounced and weaved. Will Rice, Outside, 13 Nov. 2025 Both directors have observed stan-worthy deep dives on social media, especially in TikTok videos, where fans are combing through moments of foreshadowing or character details that the filmmakers weaved into the story with love. Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025 Construction of the gown weaved intricate embroidery with crystal embellishments, articulating sensuality and a regal presence. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • Karrie Downs confirmed that 99% of what is on Facebook is exaggerated or twisted in discussing social media photos of their property and confirmed there's no proof of where those photos were taken.
    J.D. Miles, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter drew up two first-quarter looks that sent completely unblocked rushers at Nix, and the Chargers twisted Denver’s offensive line around multiple times with exotic blitzes that sent rushers looping around to opposite gaps.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
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  • Patches of sawgrass and cattails are interspersed among the shrubby bayhead willows.
    Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
  • World Cup qualifying matches will be interspersed throughout the year.
    Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
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  • Andy Byron, then CEO of tech company Astronomer, and the company’s Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot broke away from a cosy embrace and ducked for cover to avoid being caught on kiss cam.
    Will Barker, TheWeek, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Dugan and her attorneys left the courtroom, ducked into a side conference room and closed the door without speaking to reporters.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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  • Best Rug Deals Pottery Barn’s clearance section has impressive sales on handwoven, braided, and knotted rugs in all types of styles to suit any room.
    Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
  • It can be grown in soil or water alone and is often braided or twisted into unique shapes, such as hearts.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
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  • And the base has vanilla bean absolute from Madagascar, mixed with benzoin resinoid and cistus absolute.
    Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • This solid resin, used to embalm the dead and as a painkiller (mixed with wine), poignantly foreshadowed Jesus' sacrificial destiny.
    Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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  • Bella escaped her family’s Houston, Texas, backyard on a rainy New Year's Eve in 2020.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The boyfriend and two of the girls died, but the youngest sister escaped.
    Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
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  • Her mind is in the memory of Henry's 1959 Hawkins home, though her physical form is off somewhere else in the Upside Down being pumped full of whatever tendril gunk Vecna once plied Will (Noah Schnapp) with off screen in season 1.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Money speaks, the land listens, where the Anarchist skulked, where the horsethief plied his trade, we fishers of Americans will cast our nets of perfect ten-acre mesh, leveled and varmint-proofed, ready to build on.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • The woman had catheters inserted in her about 30 times over the years, but never had an experience like the one with Miller, the prosecutor said.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The clerks inserted memory sticks from the tabulators with results from their local election into the laptop and a program transmitted them to the county through a dedicated, secured network.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025

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“Wove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wove. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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