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  • past tense form of weave.
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wove

American  
[wohv] / woʊv /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of weave.


wove British  
/ wəʊv /

verb

  1. a past tense of weave

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He was one of the few who wove what was happening in the country into his material.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

He wove stories and theories out of raw data and observation while remaining, at core, an economist.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

After just four overs from the quicks, the spinners took centre stage and wove a web around the Sri Lankan batters, much as they had throughout the tour.

From Barron's Feb. 3, 2026

Perez did what she knew how: wove her pain and anger and devastation into music, writing the soul-stirring tribute, “Celene.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 27, 2025

It wove about the trunks of the trees, gleaming silver in the moonlight.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

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