twigs 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of twig

twigs

2 of 2

noun

plural of twig

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for twigs
Verb
  • The photo shows Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on one knee as Swift grasps his face.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Valeria finally grasps the extent of Manu’s deception after finding Bea dead in her hotel room.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And provided the overall customer experience meets the customer’s expectations, which includes the sales process, ease of doing business, customer support and product quality, why would a customer take a chance on leaving a company that knows them for a company that doesn’t?
    Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Only God knows what the future will be like, but yes, there is a will to live.
    Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Leaves sparkle on tree limbs like gemstones and flowering plants gear up for their season finale.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Whenever one of the men did, guards would lift him up not by his limbs but by the cuffs.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Athletic understands that another City stalwart, Brian Marwood, has reduced his role to a part-time one.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Deadline understands that Nwodim made the decision after it was thought that the cast for Season 51 was set and ready to go ahead of its October 4 return.
    Peter White, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • My body no longer deciphers its signals correctly.
    Alaa Alqaisi August 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • My friend had heard that this grass was special because of its rhizomes, underground stems that spread, out of which shoots and roots emerge from each of its nodes or joints along the stem.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In particular, there will be many images that now can be created without shoots.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Carlota sees Cherry hiding it, and puts it back in Laura’s room.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Designers explored the full spectrum for spring 2025, and this fall sees the check revival continue its reign.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement Fortunately, the public recognizes how backward this decision is.
    Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • And in 2016, Hadid was the first woman to win the RIBA Gold Medal, which recognizes an individual’s substantial contributions to international architecture on behalf of the British monarch.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Twigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twigs. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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