as in weaving
to form into a braid
they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets
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Recent Examples of braiding
Jenny Haward, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
The braiding of his own cause with theirs became a centerpiece of his bid for office.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2024
The event includes school supplies and bookbag giveaway, free food, music, community resources, bounce houses and face painting, free haircuts and hair braiding.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
Pop music pumping out of the doors of storefronts advertising body piercings, henna tattoos and hair braiding.
—Tim Ebner, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
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Noun
As well as capturing a unity cord braiding ceremony that took place during the nuptials and the bride and groom's kiss, Jill also included the special moment her brother and his bride officially became man and wife.
—Jenny Haward, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
The braiding of his own cause with theirs became a centerpiece of his bid for office.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2024
The event includes school supplies and bookbag giveaway, free food, music, community resources, bounce houses and face painting, free haircuts and hair braiding.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
Pop music pumping out of the doors of storefronts advertising body piercings, henna tattoos and hair braiding.
—Tim Ebner, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for braiding
Noun
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In the picture, Shayk channeled Tomb Raider character Lara Croft, rocking all black and an extra-long braid, while Cooper went undercover in a full furry animal costume.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Thousands of posts featuring Native Americans with their hair worn in two braids surfaced on social media with the hashtag, #BraidsforCole.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Craft is the connective tissue of our history, weaving itself through each iteration and enabling new players to interpret it in novel ways.—
Bill Connolly,
Rolling Stone,
30 Dec. 2024
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But police must notice a primary violation, such as speeding or weaving across lanes, to cite motorists for violating the cellphone law.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The series follows nine-year-old Pippi, a plucky girl with a pair of quirky plaits who moves to a Swedish village following the death of her parents.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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One of my black dresses in silk or cotton, knee socks, Simone Rocha pearly Crocs, a cashmere jumper, and a ponytail or two plaits.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
28 Sep. 2024
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“Braiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braiding. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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