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as in to braid
to cause to twine about one another
as they have for the past two centuries, crafters continue to weave osiers into the distinctive baskets that are the island's trademark
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as in to insert
to scatter or set here and there among other things
a political commentator who slyly weaves lies into the truth
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Recent Examples of weave
An idea sparked in my mind, threads weaving together.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The conversation weaves through everything from IVF to Father’s Day to Porsha’s cooling dynamic with Dennis.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
While safety and alignment dominate AI ethics debates, AHA concerns itself with longer-term human outcomes, as woven through the sections of the event which covered Interior Life, Social Life, Vocational Life, Cerebral Life and Creative Life.
—Tracey Follows, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The showcase is a tribute to the work of 23 Polish designers and how their storytelling weaves into Poland’s design culture.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The conversation weaves through everything from IVF to Father’s Day to Porsha’s cooling dynamic with Dennis.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
While safety and alignment dominate AI ethics debates, AHA concerns itself with longer-term human outcomes, as woven through the sections of the event which covered Interior Life, Social Life, Vocational Life, Cerebral Life and Creative Life.
—Tracey Follows, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The showcase is a tribute to the work of 23 Polish designers and how their storytelling weaves into Poland’s design culture.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weave
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Three major ranch families’ stories braid together in Ransom Canyon along with several other subplots such as one between Lizzy Greene’s head cheerleader and Garrett Wareing’s Lucas Russell.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2025
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Keefe’s vivid account of the Troubles in Northern Ireland braids the stories of the 1972 disappearance of mother Jean McConville in Belfast and of Dolours Price, a young activist who joined the Provisional IRA, and their long aftereffects.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Posey was a breakout star in the latter stretch of the season and was eventually inserted into the starting lineup.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2025
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Tightness in your gastrocnemius (calf) muscle, which inserts into the Achilles tendon, can contribute to this strain.—
Tim Petrie, DPT,
Verywell Health,
21 Apr. 2025
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Mexican news outlets, including El Universal, reported that video surveillance showed Hernandez managed to escape while running almost naked through the streets before ducking under a tarp that was covering a vehicle.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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New Yorkers spend so much time ducking crises that get lobbed at them like Molotov cocktails that the need to prepare the post-automotive city feels less immediate.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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Then, instead of squeezing the packaging like a tube of toothpaste, twist the end that’s still sealed to gently push the meat out.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Glass twisted in the driver’s seat and thrust the knife toward an officer standing next to the shattered window behind him, prompting Buen to shoot Glass five times.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, if the soil pH or phosphorus levels are low, ground limestone and bonemeal can be mixed into the backfill.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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Unlike any past president, Trump is mixing money and the White House.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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His avoidance of assassination by quick reflexes to dodge a bullet's direct hit, and then rising up to display his resilience, provided a perfect tableau to emphasize his survival skills.—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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These are simply modern reformulations of the same arguments that monopolistic business interests have always used to try to dodge scrutiny and regulation.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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It is blended with rosemary leaf, Ceylon cinnamon bark, lemon balm, rose centifolia petals, and vitamin B6.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Is there a half-price sale on matcha green tea cream frappuccino blended beverage coffees with soya milk?—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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On the lighter side, the Bluegrass Fields Salad combines Kentucky Bibb lettuce with seasonal berries and toasted almonds, dressed in a balanced raspberry-poppyseed vinaigrette.—
Nasha Smith,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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To save even more, consider mixing materials—for example, combining wood posts with metal balusters.—
Abid Haque,
Architectural Digest,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Weave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weave. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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