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as in intertwined
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 coiled
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 entwined
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
Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Newlyweds Tito Avalos, 26, and Andrea Avalos, 24, who were visiting from El Salvador, tied their wishes to a tree together, their wrists entwined and fingers clasped.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
And the new architecture is entwined with an intricate and antique web of regional train lines.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
And the synergy of it all surely will be entwined with what countless people will remember about their World Cup experience in Kansas City — and something the Longs aim to make generational.
—Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Zidane and Ronaldo, whose fortunes had been entwined in such contrasting ways back in the 1998 World Cup final, met again.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 31 May 2026
The challenge, educators say, is that technology has become so entwined with learning, especially for older students, that unplugging from screens at school is complicated.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Some schools are introducing new limits The challenge, educators say, is that technology has become so entwined with learning, especially for older students, that unplugging from screens at school is complicated.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
The challenge, educators say, is that technology has become so entwined with learning, especially for older students, that unplugging from screens at school is complicated.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
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
As such, his life was the object of enduring fascination and close scrutiny, in no small part because the life was so entwined with the work.
—Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Newlyweds Tito Avalos, 26, and Andrea Avalos, 24, who were visiting from El Salvador, tied their wishes to a tree together, their wrists entwined and fingers clasped.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
And the new architecture is entwined with an intricate and antique web of regional train lines.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
And the synergy of it all surely will be entwined with what countless people will remember about their World Cup experience in Kansas City — and something the Longs aim to make generational.
—Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Zidane and Ronaldo, whose fortunes had been entwined in such contrasting ways back in the 1998 World Cup final, met again.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 31 May 2026
The challenge, educators say, is that technology has become so entwined with learning, especially for older students, that unplugging from screens at school is complicated.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Some schools are introducing new limits The challenge, educators say, is that technology has become so entwined with learning, especially for older students, that unplugging from screens at school is complicated.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
The challenge, educators say, is that technology has become so entwined with learning, especially for older students, that unplugging from screens at school is complicated.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwined
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The investigation soon brings them into a twisted conspiracy theory playing out under the noses of the Planet Clitoris’ shady government.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
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Names, numbers and colors acquire a twisted symbolism.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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His life would become intertwined with Haiti’s soccer lore, a reminder that the country’s sporting story has often extended beyond its borders.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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Bain has long argued that online retailers need to offer customers a fair, not necessarily the lowest, price, and pricing research shows that fairness perceptions and loyalty are deeply intertwined.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Cottonmouths can be spotted swimming in the water, coiled on the bank, or in vegetation along the shore.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
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Their hair was held back in a low bun and coiled in exactly the same way, and their blue eyes were darkly lined, that intensity counteracted with their matching rosy lip look.—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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With its warped aesthetic and arrival amid the low-profile craze, the Gazelle Indoor has been one of the best received of Bad Bunny‘s Adidas collaborations.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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So, the team factored in things like uneven rails, warped tables, inconsistent rebounds, power supply dips, and camera latency.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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Last summer, Koudou says that most of her clients wanted freestyle braids—an elaborate style with cornrows braided in different patterns.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
18 June 2026
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Instead, pleasures are always braided.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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Then, in the final seconds of stoppage time, Gio Reyna, who’d come on as a substitute, curled a gorgeous shot off the outside of his boot into the goal.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
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Nicks on the edge or stiffened, curled rubber will leave streaks.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
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But that buttery soft fish and sticky rice is often mixed with a rainbow of other flavors, from spicy wasabi to salty and savory soy sauce.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Researchers introduced another unusual modification for environments where ice and water mixed together.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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“Entwined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwined. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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