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entwists

verb

present tense third-person singular of entwist
as in winds

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  1. winds
  2. braids
  3. writhes
  4. entwines
  5. weaves
  6. twines
Verb
  • Southerly winds gusting at 30 mph late Monday could pose challenges to containing the fire.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Continue west and the road winds through meadows, aspen groves and small roadside pullouts before climbing to Ripple Creek Pass at 10,343 feet.
    — Joe Ruch, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of winds
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  • The script, by Luke Davies, loosely braids three different timelines.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Nattiv skilfully braids together the key events that lead to Rita’s breakdown, with a breathtaking sense of tension across the flashbacks.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of braids
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  • The cobra seems angry and writhes and attacks, and the handler holds the snake at bay, looking like a man who has made poor lifestyle choices and therefore deserves whatever is coming courtesy of his snake pal.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Reid writhes in front of Zaman, sticking out his tongue in one take, running his hand down his body in another, all while a gigantic technocrane zooms overhead.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Definition of writhes
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  • The steady, unwavering empathy of her gaze encompasses a universe of tiny, interlaced incidents in which the zany entwines the plaintive, or the tragic the comic.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Casting Michael Shannon wonderfully against type as the upright and progressive, if a bit naive, POTUS, the series entwines Garfield’s perspective with that of his assassin, Charles Guiteau, a delusional grifter played by Matthew Macfadyen, Succession’s own Tom Wambsgans.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
Definition of entwines
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  • With Tea weaves together art, wellness, travel, and culture into a beautiful ode.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The deeply personal doc weaves together observational footage with 16mm films created by Harry and Liz, to explore friendship, illness, and how film and creativity can bring two people closer.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of weaves
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  • Even so, the Tower of Dimon, sitting at the intersection of finance and real estate, twines itself literally through the physical city, from the train tunnels below to the sidewalk and up to the skyline — and through its urban culture, too.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2025
Definition of twines
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“Entwists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwists. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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