as in twisted
to cause to twine about one another
two single yarns were plied together to get the fabric that smooth, firm feel
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of plied
Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
As Levenson makes clear, these three arguments have been plied for as long as vaccines have.
—Diana Gitig, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2026
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
While virtually every other draftable player was in a power conference this year, Graves plied his trade for the third-place team in the West Coast Conference.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 May 2026
But Venegas’ parents were artists above all — photographers specifically, a trade now plied by Yvonne — and as such, romantics at heart and in practice.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Kids — and even adults — plied me with questions about what happened during those three long days of captivity.
—Midsi Sanchez, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The popular longtime minor-league journeyman plied his trade for the Saints last season.
—Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Irish dance troupes jumped and twisted every few hundred feet while bands armed with drums and bagpipes played plied their trade.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
Tsietsi sent one of them to the front as a lookout, while the others eagerly plied him with questions about his activities.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
As Levenson makes clear, these three arguments have been plied for as long as vaccines have.
—Diana Gitig, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2026
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
While virtually every other draftable player was in a power conference this year, Graves plied his trade for the third-place team in the West Coast Conference.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 May 2026
But Venegas’ parents were artists above all — photographers specifically, a trade now plied by Yvonne — and as such, romantics at heart and in practice.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Kids — and even adults — plied me with questions about what happened during those three long days of captivity.
—Midsi Sanchez, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The popular longtime minor-league journeyman plied his trade for the Saints last season.
—Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Irish dance troupes jumped and twisted every few hundred feet while bands armed with drums and bagpipes played plied their trade.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plied
Verb
-
The regime also exerted near-total control over staffing decisions.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
-
Even match through the first 15 minutes, as both sides have exerted a little pressure offensively without any major scoring chances so far.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
Verb
-
Charlotte's white hair bow at Trooping marked her largest of the hair accessories so far, and her locks were twisted near the bow.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
-
The New York Times last week reported about his relationships with previous girlfriends, one of whom said Platner twisted her arm during an argument and locked her in a room.—
Patrick Whittle,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
Verb
-
Authorities used night-vision equipment and conducted continuous overnight searches.—
Sofia Saric
June 16,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
-
Millar used his swift reaction time to turn his body and anticipate where the pass was headed.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Verb
-
Last summer, Koudou says that most of her clients wanted freestyle braids—an elaborate style with cornrows braided in different patterns.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
18 June 2026
-
Instead, pleasures are always braided.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Verb
-
The flutist Denis Bouriakov and the bassoonist Whitney Crockett applied pinpoint dexterity to Paganini and Rossini, respectively.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
-
Three days after his arrest last August, Jasper applied for a hearing on the Missouri Department of Revenue’s one-year revocation of his license for allegedly refusing to submit to a chemical test.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
Verb
-
But that buttery soft fish and sticky rice is often mixed with a rainbow of other flavors, from spicy wasabi to salty and savory soy sauce.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
-
Researchers introduced another unusual modification for environments where ice and water mixed together.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
Verb
-
Funded by the National Science Foundation, our multidisciplinary team blended our expertise in causal inference, sustainability and cybersecurity, to work on the tangled question of what people do with their consumer electronics when they’re done using them.—
Eric Williams,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
-
Its beer-making process is grounded in German brewing methods but blended with West Coast craft beer practices, the company said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
-
While some graduates have booed mentions of AI during commencement speeches and companies have increasingly weaved the technology into restructuring plans, Duckett remains optimistic.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
-
In the center of Washington Park is a lagoon, which once weaved in a crescent shape around a peninsula in a configuration that annoyed boaters, but now encircles a central island called Bynum Island.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Plied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plied. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
