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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
Google DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis (L) and Google chief executive Sundar Pichai open the tech titan’s annual I/O developers conference focusing on how artificial intelligence is being woven into search, email, virtual meetings and more.
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Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Good branding is woven into the fabric of the company.
—Ira Belsky, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Jun-ho, still watching Gi-hun’s tracker move, instructs the backup team to initiate plan B.
This episode also weaves in a secondary plot that introduces us to No-eul, a North Korean defector who is sleeping in her car and working as a bunny mascot at an amusement park.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
And how pleasurable to view the innocent hearts, which implicitly believe in the mysteries which have been ingeniously woven about it all!
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Good branding is woven into the fabric of the company.
—Ira Belsky, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Jun-ho, still watching Gi-hun’s tracker move, instructs the backup team to initiate plan B.
This episode also weaves in a secondary plot that introduces us to No-eul, a North Korean defector who is sleeping in her car and working as a bunny mascot at an amusement park.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
And how pleasurable to view the innocent hearts, which implicitly believe in the mysteries which have been ingeniously woven about it all!
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
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On Beka, hair braiding continued to be this daily bonding time with many of the women.EW.com, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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The cable is braided and comes in three or six feet options.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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Obviously, inserting you helps with the defensive end.Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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In Netanyahu’s case, because the prostate is not cancerous, Golan said doctors were likely performing an endoscopic surgery, carried out by inserting small instruments into a body cavity, rather than making surgical cuts in the abdomen to reach the prostate.Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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The players can’t duck the blame, either, as their season-long inability to play complementary football came to a head in the worst way.James Boyd, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Webb ducked his head out of frame for much of the hearing but could be seen rocking back and forth.Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2024
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But somehow, Embiid managed to stumble on a security guard’s foot and twist his ankle less than an hour before the Philadelphia 76ers’ Christmas Day game against the Boston Celtics.Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Your mind is sick and twisted for looking at a child and being turned on.KC Baker, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Cook's note: In place of the turmeric, garlic powder, curry powder, ground pepper and sea salt, try one of the spice mixes below for a different flavor of roasted chickpeas.Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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One of the more common combinations in the world of hypergolic propulsion, for instance, is mixing the fuel hydrazine with the oxidizer nitrogen tetroxide.Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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After ten days of cruising Antarctic waters, dodging icebergs, and spotting elephant seals, the cruise’s 140 passengers could toss their Dramamine, catch a plane from the gravel runway at Frei Station research base, and fly straight back to Chile.Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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The hospital, perched atop a hill just south of downtown Asheville, dodged flooding that submerged much of Buncombe County.Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Travelers to this central European country of Slovenia can now discover several new hotels and stunning renovations that blend seamlessly with rich cultural traditions.Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Pour gravy into pan and simmer a couple of minutes, stirring often, to blend the flavors.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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Early pantomime theater generally combined two parts: first, a play; and second, a buffoonish slapstick drama featuring four stock characters borrowed from commedia dell’arte: Harlequin; his lady love, Columbine; a grumpy antagonist named Pantaloon; and his assistant, the Clown.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
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In 2016 alone, the U.S. produced 42 million metric tons of plastic, equating to about 286 pounds per person, according to a paper published in Science Advances in 2020 -- nearly more than the amount produced in China and all of the European Union countries combined.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Weave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weave. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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