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
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.
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Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Think tall plants with large, dramatic leaves and twining vines that can climb up a shelf or spill out of a container.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
Plants grow as a twining vine that benefits from an arbor or trellis for support.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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
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Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Think tall plants with large, dramatic leaves and twining vines that can climb up a shelf or spill out of a container.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
Plants grow as a twining vine that benefits from an arbor or trellis for support.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twine
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Jheri curl references abound on TikTok and Reddit, often exchanged by users born upwards of 10, 20, or even 30 years after the hairstyle’s reign.—
Kelli María Korducki,
thehustle.co,
11 July 2025
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The Dyson Airwrap Origin, a more streamlined version of the viral favorite Dyson Complete, uses the same Coanda airflow (without extreme heat) to curl, smooth, and volumize with just a few attachments.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
9 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Cricket wouldn't stop barking until the owners knew where the snake was hiding, coiled up along the fence.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Commerce City police helped return a surly rattlesnake to the wild this month after a resident found the venomous reptile coiled in their home’s driveway.—
Max Levy,
Denver Post,
31 May 2025
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Five years later, a growing number of companies from Amazon to Ford are winding back the clock on remote work – but not for everyone.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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This scenic four-mile path winds through a large mahogany forest and leads to the historic 19th-century Kīlauea Stone Dam.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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“Twine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twine. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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