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Recent Examples of pleach
Pool Garden Linden trees are pleached and underplanted with liriope, while boxwood hedges frame pink annuals.
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Owen Holmes, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
Owen Holmes, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleach
Verb
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Deondranay McCain, his estranged wife, and her cousin, Vatrice Little, were braiding one another's hair at the time.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Diane Kruger stunned in a pale floral mini dress paired with a dark green cape-like scarf and braided up-do.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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One of the most important traditions is pineapple pole plaiting, in which artisans weave and shape materials into intricate forms.—
Taryn White,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Ayad Akhtar, the author of Homeland Elegies, plaits autofiction with philosophical inquiry.—
Hamilton Cain,
Time,
22 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Armstrong was surveyed and platted in 1871 by a representative of the Kansas Pacific Railway Company.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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On average, the city is platting 892 acres per year and is projected to need 911 acres per year for new growth and development.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
14 Jan. 2026
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Davis plied his trade in Reno, Nevada, at a time when the American West was developing into a manufacturing hub at breakneck speed.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 May 2026
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The kitschy Bubble Room restaurant is serving up its legendary sky-high slices of cake, and Captiva Cruises has a full schedule of sunset, wildlife watching, and sightseeing tours plying the local waterways.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
Verb
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And the legislature’s shortcut implicated the very reasons that the procedure exists.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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Five men, all with histories of being in and out of state and federal prisons, would be implicated in the gold caper and hit with other charges in the 2010s.—
Jay Weaver
May 14,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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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
Cite this Entry
“Pleach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleach. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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