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as in twisted
to cause to twine about one another
intertwined two different colors of yarn
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as in knotted
to twist together into a usually confused mass
intertwining yarn is usually a bad idea, because you'll never get it all sorted out again
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Recent Examples of intertwined
David Duran, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Schedule Policy/Career is an attempt to disarm that weapon by restoring accountability precisely where expertise and policy are most intertwined.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Brash confessional moments at home are intertwined with recording sessions in the studio, where Love is electrified by the creative impulse or a new turn of phrase or rhyme scheme.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
The story of Darryn Peterson’s one-year Kansas Jayhawks basketball career will forever be intertwined with that of BYU star freshman AJ Dybantsa.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
This is a year where your pleasure, ambitions and identity become intertwined.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
What is different now is how tightly immigration enforcement is intertwined with a health system already under strain.
—Jesus Ruiz, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
Canada’s car industry is deeply intertwined with America’s; those 100 percent tariffs were enacted in solidarity with Washington.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
The Space Day Celebration shows how intertwined NASA's history is with the city of Houston.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
Various body treatments and massages are available, all intertwined with local ingredients meant to awaken your senses.
—David Duran, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Schedule Policy/Career is an attempt to disarm that weapon by restoring accountability precisely where expertise and policy are most intertwined.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Brash confessional moments at home are intertwined with recording sessions in the studio, where Love is electrified by the creative impulse or a new turn of phrase or rhyme scheme.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
The story of Darryn Peterson’s one-year Kansas Jayhawks basketball career will forever be intertwined with that of BYU star freshman AJ Dybantsa.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
This is a year where your pleasure, ambitions and identity become intertwined.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
What is different now is how tightly immigration enforcement is intertwined with a health system already under strain.
—Jesus Ruiz, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
Canada’s car industry is deeply intertwined with America’s; those 100 percent tariffs were enacted in solidarity with Washington.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
The Space Day Celebration shows how intertwined NASA's history is with the city of Houston.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intertwined
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What makes this gray area tricky is that authorship and AI assistance are interwoven, and programs allow for degrees of artistic outsourcing.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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Prototaxites was composed of interwoven tubes, giving it a superficial resemblance to fungi.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
21 Jan. 2026
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The fibers withstood more than 10,000 cycles of bending and abrasion, stretched up to 30%, were easily twisted, and survived being washed 100 times.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2026
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Leftover scraps of the scarves are twisted and transformed into necklaces with the addition of pearls.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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In any field of knowledge, there is a web of legitimacy, knotted together by visible signals of trust, such as degrees, publications, affiliations and accreditations.—
Micah Altman,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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Allen raced Buffalo into field goal range in that time and former Denver kicker Matt Prater knotted the game at 30 in the closing seconds.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The album again proved Wallen’s ability to create music with genre-spanning, timeless appeal, pulses of R&B, rock and hip-hop interlaced through his core country sound.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
21 Jan. 2026
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The rose gold bracelet is formed from interlaced gold threads using a traditional technique originating in Milan during the renaissance.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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But Carney is right that America’s power is, in part, dependent on the willingness of other countries to be entwined with our might.—
Ezra Klein,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The story of Nott Cott is entwined with the story of Kensington Palace itself.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 Jan. 2026
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Read on for tips to keep from getting tangled in the knots.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2026
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If your personal life and your business expenses are tangled together, untangle them now.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Another directive is to create an integrated wildland fire intelligence and data capability.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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By incorporating Avery Dennison’s RFID-enabled integrated solution, the takeback solutions provider could automate the data capture to minimize human error.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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Native to Central and South America, money trees are popular houseplants with glossy green leaves and slender trunks, which are often braided for aesthetics.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Jan. 2026
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The vases reference braided patterns and natural hair, motifs Coker has explored before.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Intertwined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intertwined. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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