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verb

past tense of intertwine
1
as in twisted
to cause to twine about one another intertwined two different colors of yarn

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2
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
Verb
My life, and the Corinthia story, has been intertwined with that transformation. — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Lively’s legal team said the law requires reimbursement for the defense of the litigation because the legal work on the various claims was intertwined. — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 9 July 2026 As medicine grew more intertwined with the burgeoning science of chemistry, the medical benefits of spas came under scrutiny. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026 What begins as a history play transforms into a sharp-eyed satire about the cost of assimilation in a society where money, power and white privilege remain stubbornly intertwined. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Online conversations and real-world decisions Once published, scientific papers are often viewed and shared online, where their findings become intertwined with headlines, personal stories and commentary. — Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 Trump argues that both cases are intertwined and rely on official presidential statements. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 8 July 2026 The event also gave Kansas City’s Ghanaian residents an opportunity to introduce others to Jama, the tradition of singing, chanting and dancing that has long been intertwined with Ghanaian soccer culture and community celebrations. — Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 Its history is intertwined with Charlotte’s old Women’s Center and neighborhoods still recognized as LGBTQ-friendly. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intertwined
  1. interwoven
  2. twisted
  3. knotted
  4. interlaced
  5. entwined
  6. tangled
  7. integrated
  8. braided
Adjective
  • Henry used artificial intelligence to create interwoven stripes, further representing the unity of the country.
    — Krista Johnson, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The film, scripted by Hu Xiaoxi and Zhang Disha, unfolds across two interwoven timelines.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 June 2026
Definition of interwoven
Verb
  • The wife of friend Isaac Leonard Ellwood suggested that two wires twisted together would hold the nail in place better — and the inexpensive yet effective design stuck.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • The boardwalk was annihilated up and down the peninsula, crushed into pieces and twisted up like a wooden snake.
    — Curbed editors, Curbed, 23 June 2026
Definition of twisted
Verb
  • The score was knotted 1-1 at halftime Saturday after a blistering shot by winger Andreas Schjerlderup gave Norway the lead and then Bellingham got his team and its fans back into the game with the equalizer just before intermission.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
  • Williamson, drafted by the Mariners in 2023 and traded to Tampa Bay in February, knotted the game in the second with a double that scored Chandler Simpson from first.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of knotted
Adjective
  • American dog tick Males are dark red with white interlaced patterns across the entire back.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
  • The gold and black collection includes the Nodo Fiorentino (Florentino knot) ring, which reinterpreted the pattern of a yarn looped and tightened, and the Arezzo chain and bracelet which evoked the movement of interlaced threads through links.
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Definition of interlaced
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  • Juárez and El Paso are sister cities, geographically and culturally entwined.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • In the book, Tatum’s son, Dylan, is who she gets entwined with.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 11 July 2026
Definition of entwined
Verb
  • In other words, the valuable part of any message, the signal, can easily get tangled up in noise.
    — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • During the first game, the Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Mercury’s DeWanna Bonner got tangled up, said some unkind things, and five players wound up with technical fouls in the aftermath.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of tangled
Adjective
  • For owners, operators, and developers of critical infrastructure, the collaboration is expected to focus on how integrated systems could address several longstanding constraints in power distribution design and deployment.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • Moreover, integrated services like iCloud and proprietary accessories create substantial switching costs, deterring users from migrating to Android.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of integrated
Verb
  • South India is the scent of frangipani and coffee, bushels of bananas and coconuts, women with gold nose rings and hair braided with jasmine and mustachioed men in pink with hands on hips.
    — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
  • Quen Blackwell’s hair is braided and pulled into a delicate updo that adds volume and structure to her look.
    — Sunnah Rasheed, InStyle, 24 June 2026
Definition of braided

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