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lace

[leys] / leɪs /


NOUN
string used to connect
Synonyms


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And somewhere in that crowd will be a youngster attending their first fight, watching two of Britain's most recognisable sportsmen walk out and perhaps deciding they want to lace up a pair of gloves themselves.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The actress marked the occasion by donning a stunning lace Schiaparelli gown featuring long sleeves and a high neckline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

It was what we did for every birthday, and so it was tea hats and lace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

She wears a pearl-trimmed French hood; a dark, square-necked gown with white lace, gold and pearl trim; a pearl necklace; and, with one exception, a pearl necklace with the pendant initials “AB” or “B.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

I can no longer count the number of mothers with whom I’ve cried, their distress so acute that all we could do was lace our hands together and pray silently through tears.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

The director laces a 16th-century period drama with a series of mysteries in his latest film, which centers on a samurai who rebels against the local warlord.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

On paper, the dialogue may seem stiff and silly, but Lewis laces these words with enough sorrow to fill the room.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026

A spoonful of brown sugar becomes caramel as it melts; diced apples collapse into little pockets of warmth; cinnamon laces the air with something almost nostalgic.

From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025

“I don’t use the laces when I throw the ball,” George said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

She took a fancy to Mademoiselle, and amused her very much with odd stories of her life in France, when Amy sat with her while she got up Madame’s laces.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

But the document was laced with malicious software.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

To some degree, the AI race is laced with inflation concerns for the stock market in the near term, as strong demand for chips has led to pricing power for companies that make them.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 2026

Among many poignant episodes, Mr. Ryrie follows John Ogilvie’s successful evangelizing among Mohawks in 1750s Virginia, a story laced with irony.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Against the Phillies on Saturday night, Betts laced two singles and a double.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

The bearded head leaned forward; the eyes lost their sternness and looked wonderingly into the fire; the big lean fingers laced themselves on the black knees.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

It also feels like a moment — to use a sports metaphor, which I’m not an athlete — that you’re lacing up your shoes.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025

To be sure, the old standards of pumping iron and lacing up running shoes aren’t completely dead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2025

He admits to targeting another summer or two as an England player, but doubts he will follow Anderson lacing up the boots into his fifth decade.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025

He said that in 15 years of lacing up his cleats, he could only recall one minor muscle pull.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2025

The birch bark at the stern was held together by a lacing, and the water came in through the seam.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White




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