entwist

Definition of entwistnext

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Verb
  • Best Rug Deals Pottery Barn’s clearance section has impressive sales on handwoven, braided, and knotted rugs in all types of styles to suit any room.
    Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
  • It can be grown in soil or water alone and is often braided or twisted into unique shapes, such as hearts.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 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
  • Ayad Akhtar, the author of Homeland Elegies, plaits autofiction with philosophical inquiry.
    Hamilton Cain, Time, 22 Dec. 2025
  • 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
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
  • Star goalie Igor Shesterkin was left writhing in pain after attempting to stop oncoming Utah Mammoth forward JJ Peterka.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Raynaud clutched his left knee while writhing in pain before limping off the floor with assistance from head athletic trainer Joel Noland.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • An hour later, for its first concert since the fires, parishioners sat in awe as Grammy Award winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers weaved her bow across her violin, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach echoing through the church.
    Camelia Heins, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Culturally, 2026 is the year cannabis truly weaves into everyday life.
    Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Entwist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwist. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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