inwove

verb

variants also inweaved
past tense of inweave
as in twisted
to cause to twine about one another inweave the strips of dough to make a decorative border

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inwove
  1. twisted
  2. braided
  3. mixed
  4. intertwined
  5. blended
  6. implicated
  7. plied
  8. entwined
Verb
  • Because there’s not even a morsel of darkness in Verity’s star persona, neither Lowen nor Jeremy know how twisted the real woman is.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His ankle got caught beneath and twisted at a gruesome angle, and Thornton was carted off the field and diagnosed with a dislocation, effectively ending his season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of twisted
Verb
  • Those experiments could test what happens when quasiparticles are exchanged, or braided around one another.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Elsewhere, the actual tablecloth material was dyed, cut into cloth, then braided and bound with leather to give PVC pants and a dress, with its sweet pintucked front panel, heft and structure.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of braided
Verb
  • The designer footwear was mixed with something akin to a clog, since the platform base was wooden.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • And that, mixed with being a woman director in Hollywood, is intense.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of mixed
Verb
  • Beauty and mortality become intertwined in a meditation on existence, care and the fragility of life.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Unsheltered intertwined two plots related to the precarity of American life and the danger of demagogues—one set at the dawn of the MAGA era.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of intertwined
Verb
  • The problem is that potential feedstocks are so easily contaminated, especially in fashion — an industry obsessed with novelty and differentiation, where polyester might be embellished with sequins, or cotton might be blended with elastane.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda until blended.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of blended
Verb
  • Day, police said, may have implicated himself and Thomas by accidentally recording themselves while transporting the victim’s body.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
  • That process overlaps with a pathway involved in mood and pleasure, which is implicated in depression.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of implicated
Verb
  • Much as Las Vegas casinos plied high rollers with gourmet meals and lavish entertainment, sports gaming apps are now rewarding VIP bettors with luxury suite access, autographed jerseys and unique fan experiences.
    — Jake Rosenwasser, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The partnership between two outsiders clawing their way in, joined by an equally canny journalist played by Claire Foy, comes to shape Fleet Street, the London thoroughfare where scribblers plied their trade, in Lamb’s and Murdoch’s images.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of plied
Verb
  • Picasso’s Le Baiser (1969) shows two lovers entwined in a kiss and is estimated at $40 million.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Leo and the Gosses have been living amicably at arm’s length for 14 years, though their lives are about to become closely entwined, with disastrous results.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of entwined
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“Inwove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inwove. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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