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Definition of interlacednext
as in integrated

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verb

past tense of interlace
1
as in twisted
to cause to twine about one another interlaced strands of her hair for a new look

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2
as in interspersed
to scatter or set here and there among other things interlaced jokes between the serious passages in the speech

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3
as in knotted
to twist together into a usually confused mass I've interlaced the cables on my audio-video system so confusingly that I've no idea what connects what

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Recent Examples of interlaced
Adjective
American dog tick Males are dark red with white interlaced patterns across the entire back. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026 Viewers can’t look away from the juicy details, but those same dramatics get interlaced with memories from watching the long-running network show. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Verb
Mr Cobra evades most classification from there, blending free jazz, musique concrète, ’00s pop, house, industrial techno, and air horns, interlaced with dialogue snipped from Korean folk operas and experimental films. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interlaced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlaced
  1. integrated
  2. twisted
  3. interspersed
  4. knotted
  5. interwoven
  6. braided
  7. mixed
  8. tangled
Adjective
  • The integrated circuit In 1958, engineer Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments demonstrated an integrated circuit that placed multiple electronic components on a single piece of semiconductor material.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • As a result, Target just rolled out a simpler, more integrated scheduling experience.
    — Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of integrated
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  • Robed guests chill out in lounge chairs that look out onto an interior courtyard garden full of vegetation, including a pine tree twisted to resemble a giant bonsai.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike streaming metrics, which can be twisted and touted in any which way, box office dollars are uniformly reported — meaning there’s no denying a hit (or a miss).
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of twisted
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  • At the conclusion of an English-language service interspersed with hymns in Arabic, the priest introduced Salazar, who stood up in the front row, smiling and waving.
    — Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The electric guitar and Alfaro’s punk beats are a cover for a lot of pain, interspersed with real hope, that Rose worked through.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of interspersed
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  • With the Cubs and New York Giants knotted in the standings, a Giants batter appeared to drive in the winning run from third.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In knitting, loops from the middle of an entangled yarn are slipped through one another so the yarn holds its position but isn’t knotted together.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of knotted
Adjective
  • That question of provenance and a lot of the vocabulary—scarcity, craftsmanship, raw materials—has become interwoven with the language of luxury fashion today.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • One of that film’s many interwoven strands involves an alternate universe in which the characters played by Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis move through their days, experiencing life and love, with frankfurters for fingers.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of interwoven
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  • His creator, an unnamed basket-weaver (Peter Dinklage), braided him as a mate for a lonely virgin, a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who stomps around her rustic village smelling like sushi and tossing her head back in an Eliza Doolittle guffaw.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Many had long, black hair braided with beads and strung with bright parrot feathers.
    — Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of braided
Verb
  • Alaska’s core constituency is composed of Natives, fishermen, rural legislators, and unions, with some chamber-of-commerce types mixed in.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • According to López-Alt, Shimbo, and Sakai, the best substitute for mirin is sake mixed with a sweetener.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of mixed
Verb
  • The costly dispute instead stretched for almost a decade, becoming tangled up with the War of the Austrian Succession.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Besides the challenge of rebuilding the tunnel, the railroad has been tangled for several years in legal disputes with the city of Fort Bragg and the California Coastal Commission.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
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