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adjective

as in entwined

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verb

past tense of twine
as in coiled
to follow a circular or spiral course the snake silently twined around the tree trunk

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Recent Examples of twined
Verb
Grief and love and infatuation and resiliency are all twined together to create a story that feels so grounded in reality. — Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twined
  1. entwined
  2. coiled
  3. twisted
  4. curled
  5. warped
  6. kinked
Adjective
  • From John Madden, who directed the seven-time Oscar winner Shakespeare in Love, the pic stars Laura Linney and Rhys Ifans as strangers whose lives become entwined when both are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Kiton A far cry from its prep-school cousins, Kiton’s take on the traditional cable knit blows up the proportions with more loosely entwined cords, making a statement with negative space—and a gutsy chartreuse color.
    — Jon Roth, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of entwined
Verb
  • For the past 860,000 years, its shell has coiled almost exclusively to the right.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The lights dangled from white beams, their power cables coiled and hanging like tails.
    — Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of coiled
Adjective
  • Merchandise was strewn about the vendor area and ruined; tents were left twisted and destroyed.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
  • At heart, the film is a twisted love letter to the glory of community theater.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of twisted
Verb
  • Jović had match point on Eala’s serve at 4-5, 30-40, but Eala curled a serve just on the service line and Jović overcooked her backhand, sending it long.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Women figured prominently in many of Mansour’s works, such as the 1984 Flight to Egypt, depicting a mother curled over her sleeping baby.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of curled
Adjective
  • The following adventure is a wild blend of time travel, crime, and a warped version of reality.
    — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Pans that are flush with the surface transfer uniform heat, but warped pans are more likely to have hot and cold spots.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of warped
Adjective
  • Stafford explains that this gap helps keep the hoses from being crushed or kinked, which can lead to speedy wear and tear, leaks, and drainage issues.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 24 May 2026
  • Twin brothers, these rapscallions can be told apart by Boris’s kinked tail and the colors of their collars.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of kinked

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“Twined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twined. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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