entwisting

present participle of entwist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwisting
Verb
  • When a publisher approached Deakins about writing a book, thinking of it more as a straightforward autobiography or Hollywood tell-all, Deakins was much more interested in the roadmap of how people get started as storytellers and the usually unusual, winding roads their careers take them on.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The subsidies — which had been at the center of the fight over the US government shutdown — aren’t part of a deal winding through Congress to end the 42-day government shutdown.
    Caitlyn Reilly, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Someone’s braiding a piece of Shannon’s hair when a barrette falls out and onto the floor beneath the table.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And as founders of Freedom Braiders, my daughter and I lead programs that teach the art of hair braiding and offer cognitive behavior classes in jails.
    Joanna Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On the entwining legacies of climate change and family history in California.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Aug. 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 debate over lasting solutions reveals the complexity of how criminal organizations have grown so powerful, weaving themselves into nearly every layer of Brazilian society over time.
    Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • What results is a familiar historical drama, weaving together many various characters in the buildup to the climactic courtroom showdown.
    Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Entwisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwisting. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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