entwist

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwist
Verb
  • Here, Kardashian’s hair was parted down the middle and braided over and over again in a bun down the back of her head.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
  • When the humans return, there are only a handful, better clothed, hair braided and combed, new fashions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Solar panels, for example, can make a big difference in sustainable energy generation, and so can wind power.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • New Glenn, the towering orbital rocket that Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin designed to compete with SpaceX’s dominant Falcon rockets, is back for its second launch ever — this time with a job to send twin spacecraft on a long, winding trip to Mars.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The struggle is not due to a lack of options, though: Boho braids wrapped into an elegant bun; cornrows neatly plaited into a bow; and small, knotless braids with wavy ends are just a few ways to wear braids down the aisle.
    Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 16 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • At his best, McCann does an assiduous, subtle job of twining his metaphors through everyday life.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the circular financing of AI deals has raised eyebrows on Wall Street, with many tech companies entwined in a massive web of deals with each other.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Their stories entwine through two crimes, secrets, a slice of land, and love.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Daniels landed on his non-throwing shoulder and was writhing in pain as the team’s training staff came over to tend to him.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Those Sundays writhing on the couch with him were our simian language of love.
    Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Bend in the River weaves unpredictably between the three films, the narrative – like a river flowing – assembled with the very considerable assistance of editor Jeff Malmberg.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
  • In decades past, CNN was known in advertising circles for being very cautious about weaving commercials into its news coverage.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Entwist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwist. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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