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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
People, surely from out of town, are walking like a chorus line, commandeering the entire sidewalk, forcing me to weave around and step onto the street to pass.
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Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
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
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.
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—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The thrilling real-time narrative follows a delivery rider in Spain, weaving together a dangerous delivery mission with her unfolding personal crises, creating layers of suspense and drama.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
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
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.
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—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The thrilling real-time narrative follows a delivery rider in Spain, weaving together a dangerous delivery mission with her unfolding personal crises, creating layers of suspense and drama.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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While older ghosts were braided into the everyday life of peasant society marking crises and plentitude alongside of joys and fears, the modern specter, whose features were now homogenized across cultures, only represented fear.Tithi Bhattacharya / Made by History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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Palau credits his braiding team for creating riffs on the look for all textures.Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
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After making a centimeter-long incision under the chin and, in some cases, two additional poke holes, one behind each earlobe, doctors insert a steel cannula to break up and suction out excess fat.Jolene Edgar, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
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The wine case inserts—designed to cushion Silver Oak bottles in transit—are manufactured from recycled, non-toxic foam in Wisconsin.Rachel King, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, the Trump campaign pulled out of its own 60 Minutes spot and continues to disproportionately duck away from any media accountability altogether.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Vance, a retired Marine and Iraq war veteran, has accused Walz of ducking deployment by strategically retiring to run for Congress before his unit was called up in 2005.Phillip M. Bailey, The Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2024
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The child beauty pageant queen had duct tape over her mouth and a garrote twisted around her neck.Nicole Acosta, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Along the way, Abrahams and his childhood friends the Zucker brothers continued to twist parodic knives into unsuspecting genres, skewering the spy game with Top Secret!Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
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Dub pioneer Keith Hudson—who briefly worked as a dentist in the ghettos of Kingston— lays it down clear, deep, and wild for a late-career highlight with heavy use of studio FX and mixing board sorcery.Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 27 Nov. 2024
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Francis Kurkdjian’s dreamy floral mixes Jamaican amyris—a flowering plant with a rich citrus scent—and Florentine iris to create a voyage for the senses.Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
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Undeterred, many simply turn around and renew their northbound journeys, dodging criminals, crooked cops and Mexican immigration agents.Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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School crossing guards have also complained about needing to dodge Waymo vehicles, NBC Bay Area reports.Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
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Its minimal design will blend seamlessly into your existing decor, and, according to the brand, doesn’t need any tools to assemble.Toni Sutton, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Balenciaga is celebrating the world of Formula 1 with a series of artworks that blend land and sea.Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
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The technology combines two molecules—one fragranced and one odor-neutral.Sophia Panych, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
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This method combines the speed of symmetric encryption with the security of asymmetric encryption.Ofer Lidsky, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Weave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weave. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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