intertwine
verb
in·ter·twine
ˌin-tər-ˈtwīn 
intertwined; intertwining; intertwines
: to unite by twining one with another
: to twine about one another
also
: to become mutually involved
Examples of intertwine in a Sentence
He's always telling stories in which the present and the past intertwine.
His fate is intertwined with hers.
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Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The series stars AnnaSophia Robb, Melissa Fumero, Ben Rappaport and Aja Naomi King as four members of a garden club in the titular Detroit suburb whose lives become intertwined by scandal and a shared secret — a murder none of them wants to discuss.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
The dispute over the president's attempt to unwind birthright citizenship has become intertwined with the administration's battle against nationwide injunctions.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Tennis and fashion have always been deeply intertwined — long before the tenniscore aesthetic earned its TikTok-viral wings.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
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“Intertwine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intertwine. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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intertwine
verb
in·ter·twine
ˌint-ər-ˈtwīn
: to twine or cause to twine about one another : interlace
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