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verb

past tense of entwine

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Recent Examples of entwined
Adjective
However, as Bitcoin and crypto have become more firmly embedded in the financial sector, Goldman has become more entwined with crypto. Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026 From unspoken racial dynamics, like Sid rejecting Tia in favor of her white friends, to the economic worries that become entwined with her self-image, Sid’s precarious new social position rests on a knife’s edge. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026 Yet if struggle has been a feature of Newcastle’s and Gordon’s entwined existence, then another way of looking at it is that the struggle continues. George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026 In the photo, the couple lay entwined on a fancy carpet, wearing dinner attire, in a posh San Francisco home owned by the oil rich Getty family with a sweeping view of the Pacific Ocean visible behind them. Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026 The spacecraft saw an arching filament made from entwined magnetic fields carrying plasma and connected to a cross-shaped region of magnetic activity laced with more magnetic field lines. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2026 The Chinese and American economies are infinitely more entwined than the separate worlds of Soviet communism and the free world were during the Cold War. Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025 Providing Essential Third Places After the early 2000s, coffee culture and café culture became more entwined and influenced broader trends, with platforms like Instagram giving new reasons to show off an aesthetically pleasing café or cheerful latte art. Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025 Launching on 16th October, 2025, the bubblegum pink sculpture features two entwined tongues, forming a surreal, dancing figure at the entrance of the iconic Brutalist gallery. Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
The consequences aren’t just ecological; trout fishing is closely entwined with the economy in many Rocky Mountain communities. Matthew Brown, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 The allegations became entwined with the court’s investigation into the war in Gaza, with Khan’s supporters arguing that the warrants the court has issued for top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, were at stake. ABC News, 25 July 2026 Whitehead, meanwhile, crystalizes his sense of what makes the city run, where Carney fits in, and how the straight and crooked worlds are entwined in one strange ecosystem with laws that only the lawless can enforce. David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 Though their characters are not as entwined as their roles in previous projects, Garner was thrilled to be working again with Greer, her close friend of more than 30 years. Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026 Juárez and El Paso are sister cities, geographically and culturally entwined. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 In the book, Tatum’s son, Dylan, is who she gets entwined with. Max Gao, Variety, 11 July 2026 We have been deeply entwined with the country for a long time — in my case nearly forty years — in ways that even many Japanese people applaud. David Hochman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 As much as some wish to deny it, sports and politics have been entwined forever — from Nero to now, at least. Vahe Gregorian july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwined
Adjective
  • The twisted copper can therefore act somewhat like a filter for electron spin.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Farnaby took to social media to get everything completely un-twisted.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The brunch will be accompanied by uplifting gospel music intertwined with smooth jazz.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The dynamic underlines just how intertwined these AI companies are with Big Tech.
    Kate Rooney, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This species spends most of its time coiled around tree branches more than 30 meters (100 feet) high, descending during the night to prey on birds, small mammals, frogs, and other reptiles on the forest floor.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As management continues to prove themselves, multiples are coiled to go higher.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • The result is a chunky, deliberately warped proportion that reads equal parts fashion and sneaker culture.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The finale’s real tragedy is that Max, in his own warped pursuit of justice, destroys everyone around him before being forced to see his entire crusade differently.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Her glossy hair, braided into two plaits, hung down over her shoulders in a style unusual for young girls these days.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Rebecca wore her simple weekday covering over her hair, which had been pulled back in a ponytail, then braided and pinned up on the back of her head.
    Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • His fifth curled through the legs of Tarik Muharemovic and perfectly to Joshua Zirkzee’s feet for his first-time finish.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Animal services in Maumelle, Arkansas, received a call from Maumelle High School last Thursday, reporting a snake had been found curled inside a football helmet, Chris Davis, director of animal services for Maumelle, said in a statement to ABC News.
    Mason Leib, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Stafford explains that this gap helps keep the hoses from being crushed or kinked, which can lead to speedy wear and tear, leaks, and drainage issues.
    Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 24 May 2026
  • Twin brothers, these rapscallions can be told apart by Boris’s kinked tail and the colors of their collars.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Asian markets were trading mixed on Tuesday, with South Korea's Kospi in positive territory, but Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets down.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Mazzoli shifts themes to a darker register as addiction takes hold and the music turns to electronica by DJ Blume and Lorna Dune for teenagers’ raves, mixed into the Scottish Opera Orchestra.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Entwined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwined. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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