as in coiled
to follow a circular or spiral course
the snake silently twined around the tree trunk
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Verb
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Photos from the organization show the python safely coiled on a white towel after it had been brought in.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025 -
For loc’d and tightly coiled textures, where rinsing is more difficult, a detox is even more important.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Launching on 16th October, 2025, the bubblegum pink sculpture features two entwined tongues, forming a surreal, dancing figure at the entrance of the iconic Brutalist gallery.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her dark brown bob was freshly trimmed and curled toward her face; the top brushed and styled over the left side of her head.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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On Thursday, it was curled and blow-dried into a bouncy shag.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Families of the trapped -- who are said to be mostly teenage boys -- waited anxiously for news as rescue teams combed through twisted debris and slabs of concrete to find 38 students and workers who were still missing.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Living together in the Fear House, a group of strangers face OMG stunts, challenges, and a twisted game of social strategy, Banijay teases.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The real loss, at the altar of a warped vision of masculinity, is courage and skill, sacrificed so that a few good men can go on measuring themselves against their own hollow myth of toughness.—
Arman Khan,
Them.,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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 8 Oct. 2025.
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