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as in weaved
to cause to twine about one another
intertwisted the fibers to form a design
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as in knotted
to twist together into a usually confused mass
the tree's intertwisted roots seemed to extend forever
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Instead of one loop knotted up in space, links can contain any number of knotted components linked together.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
3 Oct. 2025 -
The Cowboys and Packers tied 40-40 after ending regulation knotted at 37-37.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Each garment has twisted side seams and inseams that create a distinctive silhouette.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Oct. 2025
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Like Carson, Letterman negotiated control of the time slot after his program to create The Late Late Show, where hosts ranging from Craig Ferguson to James Corden twisted the format to serve their tastes in ways Letterman had become too big to attempt.—
Eric Deggans,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Different political priorities had gotten tangled together.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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If Roofman appears pat by comparison, Cianfrance’s humanistic approach to the material mines unexpected depth—and humor—from the story of a desperate man yearning for human connection, and the woman who gets tangled in his web of lies.—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Intertwisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intertwisted. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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