1
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
The Epstein scandal is entwined with the conspiracy.
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Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
Aussie Rules Football is intricately entwined with the Australian way of life and is full of wonderful characters, storylines and emotions that tie people together from all walks of life.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
But in the modern care environment, compliance is deeply entwined with day-to-day operations.
—Jesse Corn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
For Premier League fans, Bilic is entwined with Payet and a glorious run of form.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 29 June 2025
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Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
Aussie Rules Football is intricately entwined with the Australian way of life and is full of wonderful characters, storylines and emotions that tie people together from all walks of life.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
But in the modern care environment, compliance is deeply entwined with day-to-day operations.
—Jesse Corn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
For Premier League fans, Bilic is entwined with Payet and a glorious run of form.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwine
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The last time might have been in a regional nightclub in the mid aughts, or weaving through a busy high street.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Aug. 2025
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Now, with just a few months’ notice, staff are dismantling a 30-year program carefully woven into the city’s social safety net.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
13 Aug. 2025
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The club starts the ice making process around Oct. 1 and was set to start curling roughly three weeks later, but this season is in jeopardy.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The fight became intertwined with pushes to increase public education funding and teacher pay.—
Eleanor Dearman
Updated August 15,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Aug. 2025
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But today’s disruptions are more complex, more intertwined—and far more urgent—than anything seen before.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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With the line jumping crazily from the wooden box in which 1,000 yards had been coiled neatly, the beast barreled toward the bottom on a slight angle out to sea.—
Pat Smith,
Outdoor Life,
24 July 2025
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This tangle-free braided nylon cable has patented magnetic tech that keeps it neatly coiled around the Apple Watch charger.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 July 2025
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The winding streets of Ilion are transformed into a labyrinthine maze with an armed man around every corner.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Christophe Magny, head of the Aude region fire brigade, told BFMTV that extreme weather conditions combining low humidity (25%), wind at more than 30km/h and temperatures around 35 degree celsius, created ideal conditions for the fire to spread.—
Pierre Barin,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Entwine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwine. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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