twined 1 of 2

past tense of twine

twined

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for twined
Verb
  • Enormous ventilation pipes were coiled like snakes on the roof of the building.
    Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Anyway, because of the *slightly* complex situation with the aneurysm (nothing bad, just not typical), it wasn’t coiled that weekend.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Chinese and American economies are infinitely more entwined than the separate worlds of Soviet communism and the free world were during the Cold War.
    Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Providing Essential Third Places After the early 2000s, coffee culture and café culture became more entwined and influenced broader trends, with platforms like Instagram giving new reasons to show off an aesthetically pleasing café or cheerful latte art.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • No trail, just rock after rock, a phantom rattlesnake curled in every crevice.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • After a flurry of Mahtomedi early second-half chances, senior Oona Lienke used her defender as a shield and curled a shot towards the bottom corner.
    Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The factory works with a complex double-twisted, gassed cotton fabric that large manufacturers refuse to handle due to its difficulty.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The halter-style dress had a nude satin base and a black tulle overlay with twisted satin at the bottom.
    Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But everything Manchester does is linked to his warped sense of what makes a man a man.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Still, the season hits several hallmarks that have come to define the series, including warped timelines and unexpected musical interludes.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • To preserve the svelte look, rather than appearing boxy, the floor-to-ceiling glass panels on the upper deck are subtly kinked to maintain the racing lines.
    Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Twined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twined. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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