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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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
But mostly, the intertwining threads just sit there, never coming together in any satisfying way or holding up as their own story within the story, despite how hard the writers work at showing that reality can inspire fiction but fiction can also bounce back to influence reality.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
These things became intertwined.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Furientis’ pitch is expectedly intertwined with geopolitics.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for intertwine
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“Intertwine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intertwine. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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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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