entwine

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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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Recent Examples of entwine For Swift, whose personal brand is entwined with storytelling, this choice reads as narrative as much as aesthetic. Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 The reader bobs along in the author’s stream of consciousness, riding crests of despair, anger, and hilarity as Toews assembles the shards of her past to investigate her will to write, which is deeply entwined with her will to live. Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025 Drahi and Pereira owned adjacent plots of land on Nevis, and the two men’s fortunes were tightly entwined. Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 Their seeds entwined in neat galactic sequence, not quite black yet, but stripy grey, soft and slightly wet, nature’s treat for small children as well as birds. Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entwine
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  • The museum also held workshops on weaving motankas (traditional Ukrainian rag dolls) and a blacksmithing festival.
    Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
  • On Water Expeditions The Hooghly River weaves through the Indian state of West Bengal from the Ganges, its parent river, to the sea, through a landscape lined with mustard fields and mango orchards.
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Ronny curled into the passenger seat and switched the track to a rolling-bass beat from Future.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The white beard, the twinkling eyes behind round spectacles, the mustache curled with wax at its ends are all real, all his.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • At the same time, China isn’t going away, and our economies are deeply, deeply intertwined.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This ethical imperative for responsible speech is deeply intertwined with a centuries-old commitment to social justice.
    Andrew Weinstein, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Forty-five minutes later, the racetrack appears almost without warning — coiled like a basking viper in the Tuscan countryside.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The skunk with distemper is stuck in the window well again, chewing incessantly on the garden hose that is coiled up in there.
    Miriam Toews September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • Additionally, the steep and rugged terrain along the winding road slowed down progress, requiring a careful and methodical approach.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • After forcing the turnover on downs, the Panthers put together a drive that wound the clock down to 19 seconds and gave Haverhill 81 yards to go in that time.
    Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Entwine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwine. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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