interlace
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That vertical and horizontal interlace — a grid — had been a fundamental structure for Modern abstraction, which was being entirely rethought after the 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
The totems interlace fabric, twine and what sometimes appear to be animal or human organs.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2022
But first, an abbreviated Weaving 101: two sets of threads or yarns interlace at right angles to produce fabric.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2021
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
I step off to the side, standing in cave-darkness next to Jane, whose fingers interlace with mine.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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Jason Elliott, Newsom’s top housing advisor, said the governor’s budget interlaces housing, cost-of-living and climate policies to simultaneously address California’s top issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2022
And yet “A Voyage to Arcturus” is deservedly regarded as titanic, the depiction of a spiritual rite of passage that interlaces death and renewal with a quest for transcendence.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2021
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
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
Mrs. Gruver sits down and interlaces her hands.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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"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
As the star shows began, our fingers interlaced in the dark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
He leaned back slightly on the bench and interlaced his fingers.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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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
Piker began surreptitiously interlacing those uploads with the rest of the company’s Facebook library.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 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
Coldplay is renowned for interlacing its values with its shows, such as the band’s push for environmental sustainability.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
Winnie had been no more than two slow minutes walking timidly under the interlacing branches when she wondered why she had never come here before.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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