1
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
Francella shape-shifts in the film from international film director to street dollar-seller to billionaire, the portraits interlacing into a brisk mosaic of contemporary Argentina.
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Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
In one, Gomez and Blanco interlace their hands, showing off their wedding bands.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Deliberately, l avert my gaze as thick woody fingers interlace like calloused hands in prayer.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
There, her features flashed with high-beam brilliance, whether sitting in the solo hot seat or interlacing with Garcia in a duet.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
In one, Gomez and Blanco interlace their hands, showing off their wedding bands.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Deliberately, l avert my gaze as thick woody fingers interlace like calloused hands in prayer.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
There, her features flashed with high-beam brilliance, whether sitting in the solo hot seat or interlacing with Garcia in a duet.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlace
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Rasmus Dahlin scored 32 seconds into the game on a nifty backhand after weaving through Montreal’s zone.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Sarah George is the pastry chef at The Palmerston—a beloved Edinburgh restaurant—who seamlessly weaves whisky into classic recipes.—
Carinne Geil Botta,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The Genius Group was Goldschmied’s dream coming true, combining his deep human personality and sympathetic spirit to share ideas and projects all while supporting the young and emerging talent.—
Maria Cristina Pavarini,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Never combine vinegar with chemicals or cleaners like bleach or ammonia because the combination can create toxic fumes.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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With the game knotted at 1-1, the match went into extra time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Surprisingly the most expensive hairpiece so far has been Attenborough’s, which Fortune reveals was a hybrid of a cheap £20 ($26) wig at the back combined with tens of man-hours knotting individual strands of hair onto a lace front to create the centenarian’s familiar pate.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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As in Kourliandski’s quartet, specks and splatters of sound are interspersed with silences.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The video interspersed clips from the postdebate exchange with footage from earlier debates and campaign videos, including moments in which Girvan criticized ethics issues and questioned Gaspar’s political ties to Lee.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
14 May 2026
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After being approached by Minnesota's Ayo Dosunmu after getting tangled up with McDaniels in the first quarter, Wembanyama would run untouched to the rim for an emphatic windmill dunk.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Just before the buzzer, Cleveland's Jarrett Allen and Detroit's Ausar Thompson got tangled up and no call was made.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Investigators said some female victims were found naked or partially unclothed, with evidence of severe mutilation and objects including grenades, nails and household tools inserted into their bodies.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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After being tested for airtightness, helium was pumped into the glass enclosure through thin tubes inserted into the lead lining, to protect the document from corrosive oxygen and parasites.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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But mostly, the intertwining threads just sit there, never coming together in any satisfying way or holding up as their own story within the story, despite how hard the writers work at showing that reality can inspire fiction but fiction can also bounce back to influence reality.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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These things became intertwined.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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This latter-day diner is true to the genre, down to its Formica, chrome and gum-cracking soul, with breakfast understood as the apotheosis of the day and the almost supernaturally fluffy pancakes, anointed in syrup and salted honey-maple butter, available until closing time.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The treat features vanilla ice cream, salted caramel sauce, and churro bites, according to a Costco social media post featuring a description of the dessert.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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“Interlace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlace. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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