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as in weaves
to cause to twine about one another
interweaved garlands of red and gold beads and wrapped them around the Christmas tree
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as in intersperses
to scatter or set here and there among other things
the author artfully interweaves excerpts from soldiers' letters into his history of the Vietnam War
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as in intertwines
to twist together into a usually confused mass
in our play the kitten and I managed to interweave the skeins of yarn into a hopeless tangle
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Recent Examples of interweaves
Great Big Beautiful Life A rival to lovers tale, Great Big Beautiful Life interweaves humor and desire.
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Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Writer-director Annemarie Jacir takes on her largest-scale production to date with Palestine 36, a panoramic drama that interweaves period re-creations with evocative archival footage and revolves among characters both fictional and historical.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
Directed by Alicia Núñez Puerto, the short interweaves migration, past history and menstruation, presenting lineage as something carried across oceans and generations.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Adapted from Joseph’s seminal video art installation, which was shown at the Venice Biennale in 2019, the film interweaves fictional and historical characters in an immersive story that spans 247 years across land and sea.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
The novel interweaves the stories of two women whose lives have been touched by a magical library known as the time space that houses people's memories.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Sahara Clemons, a multimedia artist and designer based in New York City, who interweaves painting, textiles and dance in her creative process.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interweaves
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Susanne Hammel-Sawyer weaves a basket.—
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An undercurrent of nostalgia weaves throughout his 30-year discography.—
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Templeton intersperses these pictures with fragments from her teen diaries.—
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Greengrass intersperses those blistering moments with scenes of firefighters and other authorities talking about how to deal with the fire and filling in plot points away from the action.—
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Set in 19th Century Mexico, Netflix’s series adaptation of ‘Mal de Amores’ (‘Lovesick’) is directed by Catalina Aguilar Mastretta, daughter of its author Ángeles Mastretta, and intertwines a story of war and family.—
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This inspiring story intertwines the rich traditions of Chinese and Indian heritages, aiming to foster unity and celebrate diversity.—
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The new device combines this century-old turbine concept with modern triboelectric materials.—
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No other hotel combines the storied grandeur, the stylish Art Deco decor, the roster of legendary visitors, and that afternoon tea.—
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No matter how many knots a lawyer ties themselves in to get there, legality is not legitimacy.—
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Stories like these usually lurch from one contrivance and complication to the next, but Chad Powers knots itself into a genuinely thorny conflict by the finale.—
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Aniston also incorporates at-home rituals like ice facials and sheet masks, and supplements with professional treatments like microneedling and Thermage.—
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However, the movie draws on several elements of the Palm Springs trip and incorporates them into the Barcelona storyline.—
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Wire pin or slicker brushes work best for dogs with long hair that tangles easily.—
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“Interweaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interweaves. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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