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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwist
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Ogunbiyi saw similarities between the process of braiding and sewing—a meticulous and repetitive action that could be automated—and began to envision a solution.
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To have those two things braided together, the pain and then the relief.
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From there, the route winds through the Lofoten archipelago, passing towering peaks, white-sand beaches, small fishing villages with colorful houses, and Arctic scenery all the way to the village of Å, at the southernmost tip of Moskenes island.
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Surrounded by gentle hills, sprawling ranch land, and winding country roads, the landscape invites visitors to slow down and savor the scenery.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales' daughter has also previously sported smaller ribbons or had her hair plaited back in braids when she's worn her hair this way, and her oversize bow at Trooping matched her white outfit.
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One of the most important traditions is pineapple pole plaiting, in which artisans weave and shape materials into intricate forms.
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Up high, fresh laundry quivers in the breeze like bunting, pegged precariously to twine stretched taut between windows.
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The thin, wiry stems climb by twining to cover a trellis, arbor, or fence.
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Because of all that’s at stake, though, something else is entwined with the honor and responsibility of hosting.
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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.
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In the opening minutes, a crunching collision in front of the goal between Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku and Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand left Beiranvand writhing on the grass for several minutes, holding his face.
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The process involves a writhing dance that looks a lot like the dance that male and female sunfish perform with each other prior to breeding.
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Father Joseph Balikuddembe, a young priest, weaves down the aisle for communion, depositing wafers on the nuns' lips.
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For once the story seems less about progress in the nuts and bolts of how the cars weave their way around road hazards.
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“Entwist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwist. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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