1
as in twisted
to cause to twine about one another
intertwisted the fibers to form a design
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2
as in knotted
to twist together into a usually confused mass
the tree's intertwisted roots seemed to extend forever
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With 12 seconds left in the first period, leading 5-0, Hruby had Martinez’s arm twisted in an awkward angle.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026 -
Hill was running toward the sideline and planted his left foot, and his knee twisted as he was getting pulled down.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Slovenian star scored eight in the first quarter, when the Lakers held pat with the Celtics and knotted the score at 28-all after Reaves produced a nifty shot fake to get Celtics guard Hugo Gonzalez in the air.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
23 Feb. 2026
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Despite an outrageous catch in center field by Aiden Robbins, Michigan State knotted the game 1-1 thanks to an RBI single by Ryan McKay.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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So are mom-and-pop shops mixed with the occasional franchises.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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The bread is traditionally made, with dough mixed by hand, then heated by coals from the fire, buried in sand, covered with more coals and left for 30 minutes.—
Henry Haselock,
TheWeek,
27 Feb. 2026
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Keep Christmas lights from getting tangled by wrapping them around a clothes hanger.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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While Diane is posited as one of the good guys, it's later revealed that she's tangled up in the conspiracy to assassinate foreign leader Omar Zadar.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jackson argued that moral authority and economic strength were intertwined.—
Alexanderia Baker-Haidara,
semafor.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Thus, a festival that began with a declaration that cinema and politics were two different things concluded by demonstrating that, in fact, they are inextricably intertwined.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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The driver sits in a power seat faced by a squircular steering wheel and a smaller digital display for a semi-bewildering array of gauges; information bleeds over itself, leaving bits like brake regen blended too far into the mix.—
Marty Padgett,
The Drive,
26 Feb. 2026
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Canned beans are a natural fit for comforting soups and stews, chilis, braises, or recipes where the beans are mashed or blended before using.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Intertwisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intertwisted. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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