PLEACHING Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

pleaching

verb

present participle of pleach

as in braiding

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At Friendship Bakery in Kendall, bakers are hard at work rolling and braiding challah dough a week before Rosh Hashanah.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Spaces bleed and cross-pollinate, braiding the many overlapping narratives and curatorial agendas organizing this collection.

— Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

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On average, the city is platting 892 acres per year and is projected to need 911 acres per year for new growth and development.

— Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 14 Jan. 2026
Bennett told the Star-Telegram that Black Mountain will address residents’ concerns about the demand on power and water grids, as well as flooding, as part of the platting process for the project.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026

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There is speculation, too, that Balenciaga, where creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli is plying his couture chops and returning the brand to its roots, might also be facing some changes.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Waymos started plying Denver’s streets less than a month ago.

— John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026

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With a bigger budget from Netflix, Sy and Leterrier leaned further into the show’s superhero-like qualities, expanding its universe beyond the novels of Maurice Leblanc and weaving some futuristic elements.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
By weaving these stories together, Cuarón used the epic’s themes of exile and separation to provide a fresh take on Hodgson Burnett’s classic novel.

— Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

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