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as in to weave
to cause to twine about one another
interlaced strands of her hair for a new look
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as in to combine
to scatter or set here and there among other things
interlaced jokes between the serious passages in the speech
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as in to knot
to twist together into a usually confused mass
I've interlaced the cables on my audio-video system so confusingly that I've no idea what connects what
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Recent Examples of interlace
There, her features flashed with high-beam brilliance, whether sitting in the solo hot seat or interlacing with Garcia in a duet.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Davidtz is excited for audiences to connect with Fuller's story, interlaced with the bits of her own.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 11 July 2025
Links come out already interlaced, with a precision and time frame impossible to achieve with human hands, who were already busy enough setting the 2,752 diamonds the design also called for.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
Participants, now paired up, gripped hands with their partners, fingers interlaced, gazing into one another’s eyes.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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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.—
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Culturally, 2026 is the year cannabis truly weaves into everyday life.—
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Sessegnon and Jimenez attack that vacated area in a bid to combine, but Bassey’s delivery from the back gets intercepted by Santiago Bueno.—
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They’re combined with a non-toxic, hypoallergenic down alternative filling, creating a plush and luxurious sleeping experience that’s designed for back, side, and stomach sleepers.—
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String one through the smaller wreath, and knot it; secure to the window frame with a nail.—
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An attendant shields the horse from the sun with a large umbrella as others knot its mane into cornrows and adorn the animal’s leg with an ornament.—
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Patches of sawgrass and cattails are interspersed among the shrubby bayhead willows.—
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World Cup qualifying matches will be interspersed throughout the year.—
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Crowded roots may also be tightly packed and tangled, causing the plant to begin to push out of its pot.—
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Washington and Pro Bowl cornerback Christian Gonzalez get their feet tangled up and both went to the ground.—
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Once the bulb has finished blooming, remove the wax coating and any wires that may have been inserted into the bottom of the bulb.—
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That was evident against Louisville on Tuesday, when Scheyer inserted Sarr at halftime and had him face-guard sharpshooter Ryan Conwell, who had 16 first-half points.—
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Preparing practice and game plans, as well as scouting opponents, intertwines with being joined at the hip with Ball as much as possible.—
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Here in Rhode Island, that means there are many stories to tell as Rhode Island's history is intertwined with the start of our nation.—
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These evocative, volcanic islands, cast adrift off the northeast coast of Sicily, remain salted, fresh, and gloriously disheveled.—
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At home, try to only salt in ice-prone areas of your property.—
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“Interlace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlace. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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