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as in woven
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 inserted
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 intertwined
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 interwoven
Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Subsequent study, however, revealed it was composed of interwoven tubes, rather than the block-like cells that make up plant tissue.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
What makes this gray area tricky is that authorship and AI assistance are interwoven, and programs allow for degrees of artistic outsourcing.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Prototaxites was composed of interwoven tubes, giving it a superficial resemblance to fungi.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
Art, landscape, and the environment are interwoven.
—Outside, 18 Jan. 2026
Together, the interwoven tales offer a reflection on the need for human connection, our evolving relationship with technology, and our understanding of nature.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
Perhaps most compelling of the special’s interwoven narratives is who of the contemporary celebrity culture was worthy of playing a part.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
These are complicated and interwoven data points, however, and the path to a consistent decline in mortgage interest rates remains a convoluted one.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Bill Chappell, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
Sports fandom is 'part of your identity' Especially for diehard devotees, the emotional attachment fans have to their teams can be interwoven with hometown pride, family history, geographic loyalty, personal identity and self-esteem.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
These images are interwoven with letters to an ambiguous, ageless, and perhaps illusory recipient.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Most of the ways to play the AI boom have come from investing in hyperscalers, such as Alphabet and Microsoft, that have long-standing advertising, cloud, and software businesses, with which their AI offerings are interwoven.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, inside, galleries trace American art from the 17th century to the present—interwoven with African textiles, Oceanic carvings, and contemporary installations.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
That project, which interweaved Elizabethan dialogue with a contemporary setting, signaled another artistic pivot.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Both are interwoven with conductive materials such as stainless steel threads, which form a Faraday cage that shields the wearer against the lines’ electric fields.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2026
Where to Stay Nômade Temple Holbox To ensure the experience at Nômade Temple Holbox feels seamlessly interwoven with the natural environment, the in-house architects designed 30 rooms using sustainable local wood.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The protagonist, Frannie’s, story begins in a plantation in Jamaica, the brutality of which is chillingly evoked, but by moving much of the novel’s action to London, Sara Collins helps show just how tightly interwoven Black Caribbean history is with the history of the UK.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Subsequent study, however, revealed it was composed of interwoven tubes, rather than the block-like cells that make up plant tissue.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
What makes this gray area tricky is that authorship and AI assistance are interwoven, and programs allow for degrees of artistic outsourcing.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Prototaxites was composed of interwoven tubes, giving it a superficial resemblance to fungi.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
Art, landscape, and the environment are interwoven.
—Outside, 18 Jan. 2026
Together, the interwoven tales offer a reflection on the need for human connection, our evolving relationship with technology, and our understanding of nature.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
Perhaps most compelling of the special’s interwoven narratives is who of the contemporary celebrity culture was worthy of playing a part.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
These are complicated and interwoven data points, however, and the path to a consistent decline in mortgage interest rates remains a convoluted one.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
The Factbook's roots extend to World War II The World Factbook's origin story is interwoven with that of the CIA itself.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
Sports fandom is 'part of your identity' Especially for diehard devotees, the emotional attachment fans have to their teams can be interwoven with hometown pride, family history, geographic loyalty, personal identity and self-esteem.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
These images are interwoven with letters to an ambiguous, ageless, and perhaps illusory recipient.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Most of the ways to play the AI boom have come from investing in hyperscalers, such as Alphabet and Microsoft, that have long-standing advertising, cloud, and software businesses, with which their AI offerings are interwoven.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, inside, galleries trace American art from the 17th century to the present—interwoven with African textiles, Oceanic carvings, and contemporary installations.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
That project, which interweaved Elizabethan dialogue with a contemporary setting, signaled another artistic pivot.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Both are interwoven with conductive materials such as stainless steel threads, which form a Faraday cage that shields the wearer against the lines’ electric fields.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2026
Where to Stay Nômade Temple Holbox To ensure the experience at Nômade Temple Holbox feels seamlessly interwoven with the natural environment, the in-house architects designed 30 rooms using sustainable local wood.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interwoven
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According to rule 8 of the Olympic Charter, the five interlaced rings of the Olympic symbol represent the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes at the games.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The album again proved Wallen’s ability to create music with genre-spanning, timeless appeal, pulses of R&B, rock and hip-hop interlaced through his core country sound.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
21 Jan. 2026
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For a second time, the Sooners responded on offense, as Tae Davis weaved for a reserve layup.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Sanders, on the right wing, weaved through defenders to score the fourth.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2026
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Rios’ attorneys contend that the case had gone cold when Guevara, who at the time was a gang crimes specialist, not a homicide detective, inserted himself into the investigation by claiming two confidential informants had fingered Rios as the gunman.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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Rivers inserted 6-foot-10 center Jericho Sims into the starting lineup, creating a double-big pairing alongside 6-foot-11 center Myles Turner.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Feb. 2026
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The powerful prosper as inequality grows Weakened basic human rights are intertwined with hardships for many in the region.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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For a founder whose identity is intertwined with building software and championing AI progress, the realization his own product could outperform his ideas landed with unusual force.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The case, integrated bracelet, hands, and hour markers are all crafted from 18-karat yellow gold, which further accentuates the gorgeous green hue.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
9 Feb. 2026
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The spot shows Hemsworth comedically detailing all the ways Alexa could kill him using integrated technology.—
Sarah Whitten,Sara Salinas,Sarah Jackson,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But a pair of power-play goals by the Predators, and a bank shot off the arm of Gustavsson by former Gophers standout Erik Haula had the teams knotted 3-all after the initial 20 minutes.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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The teams were knotted at one goal apiece through the first three rounds of the shootout before Marchand scored the go-ahead goal, and Bobrovsky ended it with a save on the shot by Mittelstadt.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Its tech is essentially a hybrid of direct ink printing and fused deposition modeling, two of several techniques being developed by companies vying to bring these energy sources to market.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Feb. 2026
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Luckily, between 10 and 20 weeks, the pregnancy stabilized, but it was then revealed during an anatomy scan that her daughter had a single umbilical artery and fused kidneys, leading to frequent monitoring and long drives to different specialists.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In a game a year before Dunleavy brushed off getting knocked over by Antetokounmpo in the playoffs, he got tangled up with then-Sacramento Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Read on for tips to keep from getting tangled in the knots.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Interwoven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interwoven. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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