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entwisted

verb

past tense of entwist
as in wound

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  1. wound
  2. braided
  3. entwined
  4. plaited
  5. writhed
  6. twined
  7. wove
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  • Three women and a man were wounded in a shooting early Sunday at Granite Regional Park in eastern Sacramento.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Russian attacks across multiple Ukrainian regions killed one person and wounded at least 10 others overnight into Sunday, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said.
    — Samya Kullab, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of wound
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  • Another is challah, bread that is usually braided and typically eaten on ceremonial occasions, which is served as a round loaf at Rosh Hashanah.
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Sep. 2026
  • And weighty ropes—the sort that might be used to moor a boat—are braided with chains and arranged on the ground in the form of a curving river.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of braided
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  • Although her persona as an actor will forever be entwined with a certain ‘90s sitcom, behind the camera Courteney Cox has a bit of a mean streak.
    — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The culture of the Mets, then, was deeply entwined with the city.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of entwined
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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.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Definition of plaited
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  • Lesnar smiled as Femi writhed in pain from the multiple finishing moves.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • While family members and peers in Yuba City waited for more information, Burris writhed deeper into the bus, and responders in Martinez formulated a plan to rescue the people left inside.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Definition of writhed
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  • Grief and love and infatuation and resiliency are all twined together to create a story that feels so grounded in reality.
    — Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
Definition of twined
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  • Best fastened onto the ball and weaved past three defenders to create a sensational piece of magic.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And throughout their exchange, Paul weaved in his analysis of Fauci’s actions to frame the one-sided conversation his way.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of wove
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