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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Charlotte's white hair bow at Trooping marked her largest of the hair accessories so far, and her locks were twisted near the bow.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026 -
The New York Times last week reported about his relationships with previous girlfriends, one of whom said Platner twisted her arm during an argument and locked her in a room.—
Patrick Whittle,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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Ramin Rezaeian's beautiful cross from the right found Mohammad Mohebbi all alone in the box, and his glancing header to the far post has knotted things up yet again.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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After four thrillers, including two insane games in Vegas, the series shifted back to Raleigh for Game 5, with the two teams knotted at 2-2.—
Matt Reigle,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Adonai Mitchell and John Metchie have both shown flashes of talent, mixed in with far too many drops — Metchie had three over the last two weeks alone.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
8 Dec. 2025
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That's not a given as climate change is driving an overall decline in ice cover mixed with swings from extreme high to low ice years.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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There’s no greater headache than settling into a hotel room after a long travel day only to find all of your jewelry got tangled up on your journey.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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The saxophone sounds tangled in lament and inquisition before skronking what sounds like an emergency signal.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2026
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We're intertwined with our neighbors.—
Jennifer Cunningham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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The coast was intertwined with every aspect of our time on Izu Peninsula, from watching waves crash on seaside rocks and inhaling the salty sea scent and seeing shrines nestled by the water, like at Shirahama Shrine’s torii gate.—
Kristen E. Pope,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Dec. 2025
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It was blended with conventional fossil kerosene by MB Energy before being successfully pumped into the aircraft at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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It’s blended with bits of sourdough bread to bind and create a homogeneous texture.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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“Intertwisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intertwisted. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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