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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
The reconnection of Jada (Kara Young) and Dallas (Biko Eisen-Martin) is interlaced with scenes of their relationship’s defining moments, much as their heated dialogue is punctuated by tender asides.
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The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
Raise your hands in the air, interlace your fingers, then bend forward so your chest is on your knees and your hands touch the floor.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
But its ranking is climbing—up 15 points, from 33, in the last three years—and the town is interlaced by an impressive 40 miles of non-motorized bike paths.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 12 Aug. 2024
From there follows a breathless succession of hardships, interlaced with small yet unfailingly tender mercies.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
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The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
Raise your hands in the air, interlace your fingers, then bend forward so your chest is on your knees and your hands touch the floor.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
But its ranking is climbing—up 15 points, from 33, in the last three years—and the town is interlaced by an impressive 40 miles of non-motorized bike paths.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 12 Aug. 2024
From there follows a breathless succession of hardships, interlaced with small yet unfailingly tender mercies.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlace
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The camera floats around the room like an invisible spider, circling and circling, weaving this trio into a diabolical web.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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The benefit of putting your words into action is clear: take an inventory of your company values and intentionally weave those into your everyday interactions with society. 3.Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The profile combined with a semi-tight sidecut offers a balance of float in powder and dependable edge-hold in hardpack.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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These basic tests, combined with age and medical history, are enough to make a clear diagnosis.Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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We’re still knotted up at 7. Copied Share Bengals punt after three-and-out Rohan Nadkarni For the first time tonight, the Ravens defense forced both a three-and-out and a punt.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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His sleeves are rolled up to the elbows, but his tie is still fully tied and knotted.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Adding poignancy, the narrative is interspersed with obituaries of some of the patients Shelly could not save, showing them as human beings and not just names on a medical chart.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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His writing, by turns encouraging and nostalgic, is interspersed with life-drawing sketches and with panels from his graphic novels.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Today, efforts to curb their population and protect native wildlife are tangled in this complex legacy.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
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Just over a kilometre away, Bound and his team found the wreck mounds of three more ships—another Dutch warship, the Middelburg, and two Portuguese vessels, the São Salvador and Dom Duarte de Guerra’s Galleon—which had become tangled together and sunk in flames.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Loosely cover with foil, and bake at 350°F until onions are tender and a thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 160°F, 1 hour to 1 hour, 30 minutes.Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
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In some counties, voters insert their ballots into on-site tabulators at in-person voting locations.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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For Thao in particular, the election was likely to serve as a referendum on her ability to foster and keep relationships in one of California’s most diverse cities, where the office of mayor has often been intertwined with the state’s Democratic power players.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The appliqué evoked a firework, with curved lines intertwining and shimmering details at its center.Julia Teti, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
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As reporters and aides watched, an employee showed Trump how to dunk baskets of fries in oil, salt the fries and put them into boxes using a scoop.Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
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The cheese is salted and aged, with the temperature and humidity closely monitored throughout the process.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Interlace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlace. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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