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as in to weave
to cause to twine about one another
marveled at how the vines had delicately and intricately entwined themselves on the trellis
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as in to curl
to follow a circular or spiral course
the quick-growing vine was soon entwining around the fence post
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Recent Examples of entwine
This low-key threshold perfectly sums up the essence of Kuraya—quietly crafted and entwined in the historic threads of its location.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
Yet Cotton plausibly describes a life where human routines are deeply entwined with those of other creatures and the cycle of the Sun.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Gerardo Dottori’s 1942 Aerial Battle over the Gulf of Naples mobilizes the contrails of its entwining fighter jets to express the effect of new military technology on a crystalline landscape.
—Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
Reid added that the book will also trace the realities of a relationship entwined with work.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
Yet Cotton plausibly describes a life where human routines are deeply entwined with those of other creatures and the cycle of the Sun.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Gerardo Dottori’s 1942 Aerial Battle over the Gulf of Naples mobilizes the contrails of its entwining fighter jets to express the effect of new military technology on a crystalline landscape.
—Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
Reid added that the book will also trace the realities of a relationship entwined with work.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwine
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Rasmus Dahlin scored 32 seconds into the game on a nifty backhand after weaving through Montreal’s zone.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Sarah George is the pastry chef at The Palmerston—a beloved Edinburgh restaurant—who seamlessly weaves whisky into classic recipes.—
Carinne Geil Botta,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Bachman retired the side in order in the eighth, but Kirby Yates couldn’t convert his first save opportunity for the Angels, as McNeil led off the ninth by curling his second homer inside the right-field foul pole, tying the score at 5.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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There is a cocker spaniel, rented for the day, curled beside him.—
Maneet Ahuja,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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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
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These things became intertwined.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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When startled, the snake coils its body into a figure-eight shape or raises its tail to mimic another head and confuse predators.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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But when classes resumed this week for the first time since the Iran war began, coiled barbed wire blocked the Palestinian siblings’ path to the village center.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Both cases have been winding their way through state courts, with no decisive resolution.—
Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Touge races, in which players drift down the winding curves of a mountain like Takumi Fujiwara in his Toyota AE86.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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“Entwine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwine. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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