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interlace

[in-ter-leys, in-ter-leys] / ˌɪn tərˈleɪs, ˈɪn tərˌleɪs /


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The trick, said Pennes, is to grow vegetables and fruits in separate raised beds and then interlace the remaining ground with native plants.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2025

I reach for Michael's hand and interlace our fingers.

From Salon Feb. 13, 2022

On their way out of a spider’s bottom, the protein building blocks in silk, called spidroins, fold themselves and interlace, creating a highly organized structure without guidance from any outside force.

From New York Times Nov. 4, 2020

The trio, which date to the 10th and 11th centuries, are adorned with crosses and Celtic interlace patterns similar to the ones seen on the stones inside the church.”

From Fox News Apr. 5, 2019

I slide my steepled fingers, slowly, watching them interlace.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

“Eat Your Mind” effectively interlaces Acker’s books with the events in her life.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2022

Moss interlaces episodes from the past with a present timeline in which she is suffering from a mysterious and bloody medical condition whose eventual diagnosis necessitates a hysterectomy, followed by a complicated recovery.

From New York Times Nov. 5, 2021

They disbanded after eight years in what she describes as “fraught” circumstances, and the sense that her band members never took her seriously still interlaces her conversation.

From The Guardian Feb. 21, 2019

The show’s creator, Terence Nance, interlaces the pieces within and across episodes, so that ideas bubble up and themes ooze into view with a jubilance of expression, even as he explores fear and grief.

From The New Yorker Dec. 7, 2018

And her palm brushes the inside of your wrist as she interlaces her fingers with yours to pull you to the door.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

"Dao" depicts two interlaced events: a wedding near Paris and a funeral ceremony in Guinea-Bissau.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

Gathering bits and pieces as rendered in English, the songs are remarkably conversational and down to earth, with humor and fragments of pop culture interlaced with poetic musings.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 11, 2025

The Phryges are red, white and blue to reflect France’s tri-colored flag and wear the gold Paris 2024 logo — including the Olympic symbol of five interlaced rings — on their chests.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2024

After a 34-32 loss to Utah on Saturday at the Coliseum, the Heisman-winning quarterback sat on the bench, interlaced his fingers and covered his eyes as Utah players flooded onto the field.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2023

He trotted into the house with the wood and interlaced it so carefully in the wood-box that two armloads seemed to fill it to overflowing.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

An interlacing of memoir and anecdote, it begins with the author as a young boy, growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., left agog by the Bronx Zoo’s immersive Amazon exhibit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

Imagine interlacing clips of a baby taking a bath in a sink with “Country Roads.”

From Slate Feb. 10, 2025

Besides interlacing environmental, scientific and social themes that whirl through zealotry and nihilism, it’s also a first-contact scenario that forces a reckoning.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2024

This “big melt” could wreak havoc on the towns and farms that line the rivers and irrigation channels interlacing the Central Valley.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2023

I clutch at the sheets, my fingers interlacing with the fabric.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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