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as in to braid
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 to insert
to scatter or set here and there among other things
a political commentator who slyly weaves lies into the truth
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Recent Examples of weave
An idea sparked in my mind, threads weaving together.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The conversation weaves through everything from IVF to Father’s Day to Porsha’s cooling dynamic with Dennis.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
While safety and alignment dominate AI ethics debates, AHA concerns itself with longer-term human outcomes, as woven through the sections of the event which covered Interior Life, Social Life, Vocational Life, Cerebral Life and Creative Life.
—Tracey Follows, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The showcase is a tribute to the work of 23 Polish designers and how their storytelling weaves into Poland’s design culture.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The conversation weaves through everything from IVF to Father’s Day to Porsha’s cooling dynamic with Dennis.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
While safety and alignment dominate AI ethics debates, AHA concerns itself with longer-term human outcomes, as woven through the sections of the event which covered Interior Life, Social Life, Vocational Life, Cerebral Life and Creative Life.
—Tracey Follows, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The showcase is a tribute to the work of 23 Polish designers and how their storytelling weaves into Poland’s design culture.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weave
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Indoors and out are braided together: The roof extends into a broad canopy, and the inner stone wall turns and slips through the glass to become an exterior façade.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2025
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The resulting piece was a pair of butterfly wings braided into her hair intended to symbolize her recent metamorphosis.—
Jessie Schiewe,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Tightness in your gastrocnemius (calf) muscle, which inserts into the Achilles tendon, can contribute to this strain.—
Tim Petrie, DPT,
Verywell Health,
21 Apr. 2025
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Posey was a breakout star in the latter stretch of the season and was eventually inserted into the starting lineup.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2025
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And, of course, since '90s kids easily ducked those age gates, too, history shows why investing millions to build the latest and greatest age verification systems probably remains a fool's errand after all these years.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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Mauzy ducked because a pitch from Kansas State’s Tanner Duke was near his head.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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The grind size is adjustable via the metal knob at the top; just twist it for finer or coarser results.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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My body starts vibrating, vibrating but no shaking of twisting hips like Elvis.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2025
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However, if the soil pH or phosphorus levels are low, ground limestone and bonemeal can be mixed into the backfill.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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Unlike any past president, Trump is mixing money and the White House.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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His avoidance of assassination by quick reflexes to dodge a bullet's direct hit, and then rising up to display his resilience, provided a perfect tableau to emphasize his survival skills.—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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These are simply modern reformulations of the same arguments that monopolistic business interests have always used to try to dodge scrutiny and regulation.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Read Next California Estate designed ‘to blend with the river and foothills’ lists near Fresno.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Apr. 2025
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In Canada, many producers ferment and distill the different grains in the mash bill separately and then blend them post-distillation.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Massacre, enslavement, rape, kidnapping of women and children, combined with starvation and disease, more than decimated native nations.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Apr. 2025
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On the lighter side, the Bluegrass Fields Salad combines Kentucky Bibb lettuce with seasonal berries and toasted almonds, dressed in a balanced raspberry-poppyseed vinaigrette.—
Nasha Smith,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Weave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weave. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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