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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But then the day before the NCAA 5,000 heats, Chapa twisted his ankle.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Now his bruised body was twisted, lying on the floor with his head against the bed frame.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Wild knotted up a wild one at 4-4.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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However, the advantage was short lived as Indianapolis knotted the score in the bottom of the frame and then added the decisive tally one inning later.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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Neighborhood response Feedback from residents, behind the scenes and in public meetings, has been mixed.—
Sofi Zeman
May 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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Designed by the label’s then creative director, Olivier Rousteing, the unorthodox gown was sculpted based on a cast of Tyla’s body, then created out of three different colors of sand mixed with micro-crystal studs, providing extra sparkle down to the tip of her mermaid train.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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The animal—forty feet long and weighing twelve tons, roughly the scale of a city bus—was tangled up in fishing net and rope.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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No punches, but the two tangled, spilling toward the sideline as Okongwu tried to separate them.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Anabuki’s own family history is intertwined with the city’s.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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And so everyone in that vicinity of Churchill Downs, they all are intertwined with it some way or another.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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He was then crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023, in a ceremony that blended modern elements with rich royal rituals.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Those pieces get glued on and blended with a fine lace net.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
5 May 2026
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“Intertwisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intertwisted. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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