interweaving

verb

Definition of interweavingnext
present participle of interweave
1
as in weaving
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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2
as in interspersing
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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3
as in knotting
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 Synonyms for interweaving
  1. weaving
  2. inserting
  3. intertwining
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  • While most companies claim to be customer centric, few practice discipline around weaving customer centricity into the fabric of the organization.
    Camille Nicita, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Masterfully weaving all these strands together, Kushner has crafted another fine and engrossing piece of journalism.
    Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of weaving
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  • That’s certainly something a lot of adaptations fail at, either inserting too much of the filmmakers’ politics or simply changing the story for no good reason.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Apps like Google’s Magic Editor and Adobe Photoshop have specific tools for removing unwanted objects from photos or inserting new ones in specific places.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of inserting
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  • The Ministry of Finance sets oil products prices and controls Pemex’s financial strategy, intertwining the company’s goals with political objectives.
    Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The structure’s malleable form dives, emerges, and submerges into the landscape, intertwining with its natural surroundings.
    Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of intertwining
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