Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwist
Verb
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At her London Photocall, the root of her hair appears braided, which makes her misty texture more pieced apart.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025 -
The cable is braided and durable.—
Sascha Brodsky,
PC Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
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The in-house caliber 113, a hand-wound movement with a 10-day power reserve, also drives a patented nonlinear power reserve indicator that appears to slow down as the time to wind approaches.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Usually, a pair of scissors or a knife can cut through whatever is wound around it.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Princess Charlotte, also 10, is known to plait her hair back with a braid on each side of her head, with the braids then tied with a ribbon or woven into a longer braid, also tied with a bow.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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If your stylist is plaiting your hair too tightly, be vocal and ask them to ease up.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
24 June 2025
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In the vein of Jim Ford and Tony Joe White, East’s voice is fully formed here, twining country rootstock with soul and gospel so tightly that the traditions feel inseparable, and rightly so.—
Will Hermes,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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At his best, McCann does an assiduous, subtle job of twining his metaphors through everyday life.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Not only that, it is intimately entwined with the Saudi state.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The music will play on, and opportunities to entwine itself with the community will multiply.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In one clearing a snake writhed in gray mud.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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The Russians beat him for several minutes, giggling at the sight of their naked, one-legged prisoner writhing on the hard floor.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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SkyMed follows the triumphs and tribulations of young medics and pilots who fly air ambulances across the remote skies of Northern Canada, weaving together intense journeys with jaw-dropping medical rescues 20,000 feet in the air in the most remote conditions.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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Editor Kirk Baxter also received praise for weaving together the film’s three parts, which show different points of view over the course of the same 20 minutes of action.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Entwist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwist. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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