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
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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twine
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Erdman said most models show Gabrielle eventually curling northward into the Atlantic.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Nuggets thrive on forcing defenders into impossible choices, and Johnson’s ability to drive-and-kick off curling actions adds yet another layer of stress to opponents.—
Joel Rush,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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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
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Inside each 13-centimeter-long rectangular 8-track cartridge is a loop of almost 1 cm-wide magnetic tape that is coiled around a circular reel, as explained in an EverPresent blog post on the technology.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Aug. 2025
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The in-house caliber 113, a hand-wound movement with a 10-day power reserve, also drives a patented nonlinear power reserve indicator that appears to slow down as the time to wind approaches.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Usually, a pair of scissors or a knife can cut through whatever is wound around it.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Twine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twine. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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