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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
The work interweaves South and Southeast Asian mythologies and histories with Western cultural touchstones—from canonical artists to sacred texts—often with a deliberate sense of unease.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
23 June 2026
The film, which interweaves documentary and reenacted components, was shot in Umbria.
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
26 May 2026
As Seth seethes about his separation from his home country (and the family fortune), Arias interweaves a backstory involving assassination, undisclosed parentage and (as the title suggests) the perilous creatures slithering across the landscape.
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Michael Schaub,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Cleeves interweaves ancient Orcadian history, myths and traditions into the story.
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The Know,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
Terms & Conditions interweaves fictional and historical characters in an immersive story that spans 247 years across land and sea.
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Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
Based on a New Yorker article by Jennifer Gonnerman, When a Witness Recants interweaves new interviews, deposition videos and TV news reports to examine an infamous case of wrongful conviction.
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Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
Manuel interweaves other story strands with Isabel’s tale, including that of Clara (Carmen Castellanos), a young Filipina American from New York out for a round of golf with her uncle (Carlos Siguion-Reyna), the owner of a golfing company.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2026
Reddy—who is, like Fennelly, a talented poet in addition to being a nonfiction writer—deftly interweaves research and memoir in sparkling, compelling, and often funny prose.
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Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
23 June 2026
The film, which interweaves documentary and reenacted components, was shot in Umbria.
—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
26 May 2026
As Seth seethes about his separation from his home country (and the family fortune), Arias interweaves a backstory involving assassination, undisclosed parentage and (as the title suggests) the perilous creatures slithering across the landscape.
—
Michael Schaub,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Cleeves interweaves ancient Orcadian history, myths and traditions into the story.
—
The Know,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
Terms & Conditions interweaves fictional and historical characters in an immersive story that spans 247 years across land and sea.
—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
Based on a New Yorker article by Jennifer Gonnerman, When a Witness Recants interweaves new interviews, deposition videos and TV news reports to examine an infamous case of wrongful conviction.
—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
Manuel interweaves other story strands with Isabel’s tale, including that of Clara (Carmen Castellanos), a young Filipina American from New York out for a round of golf with her uncle (Carlos Siguion-Reyna), the owner of a golfing company.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2026
Reddy—who is, like Fennelly, a talented poet in addition to being a nonfiction writer—deftly interweaves research and memoir in sparkling, compelling, and often funny prose.
—
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interweaves
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The show weaves together AI, generative imagery, immersive audio and spatial narrative design, which organizers describe as producing a living, evolving environment.
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From the thorny starting point of an Apache raid on a Western homestead, Costner weaves a complex, multi-perspective tale that wrestles with the romance and realities of American colonialism and mythmaking.
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The visual intersperses footage from a trip the pair took to Iceland with clips of their Upstate New York home, a fitting backdrop to Sprague’s spectral vocals and wandering synth arcs.
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Captured over four back-to-back performances in Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena in July 2025, the nearly two-hour movie intersperses most of her set list with endearing snippets of behind-the-scenes footage from the day leading up to the show.
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Waste becomes part of water, and water intertwines with habitat.
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The second chapter intertwines misfortune and impasses.
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Her sculpted exterior combines deep contours and broad convex forms with the yard’s signature elongated bow, resulting in a distinctive yet familiar silhouette.
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The program combines mentorship with hands-on training, helping filmmakers develop pitch materials, build budgets, understand financing strategies, and prepare projects for distribution conversations.
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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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During the first morning of our stay, Sean led us in a morning stretch-and-breathe class that incorporates breath work and gentle yoga poses.
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The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio assesses the overall quality across thousands of equities, not just one catalyst, incorporates the 30 strongest stocks, and rebalances them with rigor.
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Wire pin or slicker brushes work best for dogs with long hair that tangles easily.
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Security snarls The TSA PreCheck line at terminal B in LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, on March 27, 2026.
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Beyond the red tape that snarls any new apartment, condominiums confront an additional hurdle.
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