as in to curl
to follow a circular or spiral course
the snake silently twined around the tree trunk
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Recent Examples of twine
Doree is lavish and royal with golden pillars and a twining wine cellar at its center.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
This gorgeous twining vine produces oodles of colorful blooms throughout the summer, which—if pollinated—form flattened pods that can be eaten like other green beans.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024
The two are twined together, equally crucial to the endgame: a simultaneous orgasm of structural devices.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2024
In a dappled forest, vines twine up trees, reaching ever upward and away from the dark.
—Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
This gorgeous twining vine produces oodles of colorful blooms throughout the summer, which—if pollinated—form flattened pods that can be eaten like other green beans.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024
The two are twined together, equally crucial to the endgame: a simultaneous orgasm of structural devices.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2024
In a dappled forest, vines twine up trees, reaching ever upward and away from the dark.
—Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twine
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O’Connor beat everybody down the ice, curled at the left faceoff circle, then fired the puck past Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger’s stick side for a 1-0 Avs lead.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
27 Apr. 2025
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Her nails were curled and misshapen, and had even started to grow back into her feet.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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Curled under a rock was the tiniest snake ever recorded — slender as spaghetti, small enough to coil on a U.S. quarter.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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It’s been two years since the devastating season 1 finale of The Last of Us, HBO’s adaptation of the 2013 Naughty Dog video game that coiled its tendrils around our throats and yanked us into a bleak apocalypse.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The live performance was shot in a single day as a oner using the 65-pound IMAX camera on a steadicam, which winds its way around the juke in three sections.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
20 Apr. 2025
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Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin recounts the winding road of her life and career as the most influential Deaf actor of her generation.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Twine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twine. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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