wreathe

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Recent Examples of wreathe The deal itself was wreathed in controversy. Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023 And if either of them ever forgets, the words are always with them, in colorful tattoos that wreathe their arms in foreign languages. Debra Kamin, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2022 Many likely formed alongside their parent bodies, sprouting out of the swirling disk of gas and dust that wreathes planets in their infancy. Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2020 In November, the district’s center — where the market, a sprawling park, a library, and shopping malls are clustered — was wreathed in tear gas for five consecutive days as police fought running battles with anti-government protesters. Hillary Leung / Hong Kong, Time, 6 Dec. 2019 See All Example Sentences for wreathe
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Verb
  • The museum also held workshops on weaving motankas (traditional Ukrainian rag dolls) and a blacksmithing festival.
    Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
  • On Water Expeditions The Hooghly River weaves through the Indian state of West Bengal from the Ganges, its parent river, to the sea, through a landscape lined with mustard fields and mango orchards.
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the simpler side was the bread and butter ($10), which pairs four ultra-fluffy Japanese milk bread rolls topped with furikake and salted butter for a mouthwatering carb fix.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The lamb is delivered whole, broken down by Jackman, then salted, smoked, and braised.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Prior controversy surrounding its usage can largely be traced back to a 2002 study, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), the results of which have largely been refuted.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Note the rose gold surrounds of the analog-style gauges.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This was a city already written into outdoor lore, where counterculture and endurance have long braided together.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Synergistic alignment involves braiding the strategies for adapting to single trend-factors into new, vastly superior bundles.
    Jerry Cahn, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The full-on answers are below for each group, finally inserting the four words in each category.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By Thursday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, Washington, stands just a few minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a blocky concrete tower encircled by chain-link fencing and razor wire.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For example, the undulating landscape of the Chinese Hillside Garden is threaded with meandering paths that wind through a woodland of conifer trees and beside a narrow stream with a small waterfall.
    Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Ugarte then threads the ball to Amad, who misses the target, but is flagged offside anyway.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

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