twine

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Recent Examples of twine Once the cucumbers start to vine, coax the vines to climb the trellis by twining them around the trellis with your fingers and securing them in place, if needed, with plant clips or garden twine. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025 This twining vine is perfect for fencerows, with its waxy blue-green foliage remaining evergreen in the deep South and semi-evergreen to deciduous in cooler climates. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025 Nyoni wisely subtitles the whole film so that even non-Zambians can be immersed in this twining stream of words without worrying too much about the switching currents. Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025 Gaffney leads me to the spinning room to witness a blur of threads rapidly twining around spinning cones. Shane C Kurup, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for twine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twine
Verb
  • The pork is pulled fresh from the pit and curled into long, juicy strands with a little crisp coleslaw on a simple hamburger bun.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • With the same playfulness of her makeup, Woods slicked the body of her hair in a bun on top of her head; her caramel-colored curled ends slinking around.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Forty-five minutes later, the racetrack appears almost without warning — coiled like a basking viper in the Tuscan countryside.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The skunk with distemper is stuck in the window well again, chewing incessantly on the garden hose that is coiled up in there.
    Miriam Toews September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Additionally, the steep and rugged terrain along the winding road slowed down progress, requiring a careful and methodical approach.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • After forcing the turnover on downs, the Panthers put together a drive that wound the clock down to 19 seconds and gave Haverhill 81 yards to go in that time.
    Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Twine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twine. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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