wreathes

verb

present tense third-person singular of wreathe
1
as in weaves
to cause to twine about one another decided to wreathe the grapevines into a beribboned swag to give the room the "country look"

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2
as in inserts
to scatter or set here and there among other things wreathed small flowers into the design for the wallpaper

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3
as in surrounds
to form a circle around pretty ribbons wreathed the flower girl's braided bun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreathes
  1. weaves
  2. inserts
  3. surrounds
  4. braids
  5. mixes
  6. rings
  7. encircles
  8. circles
Verb
  • The rapper, who has the small role of a bard in Nolan’s cinematic retelling of the Greek epic poem, weaves together Homer’s prose with modern lyricism on the ghostly track that alludes to Odysseus’ long journey.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
  • The hotel’s design concept weaves a story around the fictional historic Lamarck University, an homage to the French evolutionary theorist, which was supposedly founded in 1894, then abandoned in the 1940s, and ultimately restored by Marriott.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Definition of weaves
Verb
  • Luz inserts the construction pole; Susana sniffs.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Once seated at the computer, the hacker inserts a USB drive or external hard drive.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Definition of inserts
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  • Much of the wider gambling economy that surrounds it operates in the dark, beyond the reach of regulators.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Visceral fat surrounds your internal organs, like your liver and kidneys.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 July 2026
Definition of surrounds
Verb
  • Hamilton let his signature braids down ahead of his race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which marks the seventh stop on the Formula 1 calendar this year.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • The latter, in particular, braids the bittersweet melodies of anorak-sporting vintage twee with ear-bleeding country-grunge that evokes Meat Puppets’ heaviest squalls.
    — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
Definition of braids
Verb
  • Grammy voters have demonstrated quite a bit of enthusiasm for both women in recent years, which could help the duet stand out in a field that often mixes blockbuster collaborations with less obvious critical favorites.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Cold front mixes with tropical moisture A cold front is pushing toward the East Coast from the Midwest, stretching from just south of Arkansas all the way to New York, according to the National Weather Service.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of mixes
Verb
  • The blast rings out as the helpless attorney watches in horror.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • Recounting her boyfriend calling the police on her during their fraught break-up, the chorus rings out over rowdy snares like a brutal playground taunt.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Definition of rings
Verb
  • The butterfly encircles Larsson's eye, with its wings spanning the whole area from her inner brow to well past its tip.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 July 2026
  • In the center of Washington Park is a lagoon, which once weaved in a crescent shape around a peninsula in a configuration that annoyed boaters, but now encircles a central island called Bynum Island.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Definition of encircles
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  • But the finale sets up a world-changing cliffhanger that circles the plot back to Louis and Armand vying for Lestat’s music box and blood in the premiere.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Tour du Mont Blanc circles the highest mountain in the Alps, spanning France, Switzerland and Italy.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of circles
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