interwove

verb

variants also interweaved
Definition of interwovenext
past tense of interweave
1
as in weaved
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 inserted
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 intertwined
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 interwove
  1. inserted
  2. intertwined
  3. interspersed
Verb
  • One of the photos on his X account is an X-ray of a spine with four large screws inserted.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione's profile on X shows a background image of an X-ray with what appears to be screws and plates inserted in a lower back.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of inserted
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  • Our financial lives are complex and intertwined.
    Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Corporate sustainability has emerged in recent years as a complex narrative of contrasting tempos—a story of rapid, headline-grabbing shifts intertwined with deep, fundamental transformations.
    Dr. Alex Gold, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of intertwined
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  • The footage of his interrogation is interspersed with police interviews with wealthy associates, including Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan and the widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who complain of the prime minister and his wife demanding expensive gifts.
    Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Rosemary can be used in a stand-alone herb garden, interspersed with other perennials and shrubs or used as a low growing evergreen hedge.
    Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of interspersed
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