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as in weaves
to cause to twine about one another
decided to wreathe the grapevines into a beribboned swag to give the room the "country look"
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as in inserts
to scatter or set here and there among other things
wreathed small flowers into the design for the wallpaper
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as in surrounds
to form a circle around
pretty ribbons wreathed the flower girl's braided bun
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreathes
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The film’s seamless structure weaves together elements of folklore, intimate observation and environmental urgency.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Enjoy tennis, pickleball, and padel courts and perfect your swing on the 18 holes of the Greg Norman–designed El Camaleón Golf Course, which weaves through jungle, canals, and coastline.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bigelow inserts a quasi-whodunit aspect into an already white-knuckle affair.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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However, the real ineptitude occurs a little earlier when River interprets a fight that Gimball has with Jaffrey’s chief of staff, Tyson Bowman (Abraham Popoola), as a physical attack and inserts himself into the scene, setting off this tragicomic series of events.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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This is the second part of a series exploring electric bicycles, their local impact and the ongoing controversy that surrounds them.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The report released this week surrounds a state antisemitism complaint filed by Oakland’s Law Office of Marleen Sacks.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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In her stunning debut, The Waterbearers, Sasha braids the stories of three generations of Black single mothers—her grandmother, her mother, and herself—with portraits of leading Black women figures in American culture.—
G'ra Asim
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
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The show mixes music, magic, and real tween emotions, showing how Vee builds friendships and finds her voice while keeping her vampire identity a secret.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
27 Oct. 2025
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It’s filled with global flavors and spice mixes for a variety of different meals, including barbecue rubs, Mediterranean blends, Italian blends, steak rubs, and more.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
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There is something about your wife’s observation that rings true.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The stylish scion of a garment-industry family, Schier fell in love at first sight with the lobby, a double-height great room with a romantic balcony that rings the second level and a coffered Moorish ceiling.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway is a looped route, one that meanders through the Chattahoochee National Forest and encircles the headwaters of the Chattahoochee River.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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Each element encircles a central void, which Robertson describes as symbolic thresholds–portals between identities, spaces, and ideas.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Yet, as Team Ellison circles, the quick-footed WBD CEO supposedly has attracted the interest of Amazon and Netflix as potential buyers – or at least that’s the word on Warner Boulevard.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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The route circles the Yucatán and connects the peninsula to the neighboring states of Chiapas and Tabasco.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Wreathes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreathes. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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