twined 1 of 2

past tense of twine

twined

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for twined
Verb
  • Forty-five minutes later, the racetrack appears almost without warning — coiled like a basking viper in the Tuscan countryside.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • The pair ultimately become entwined in a complicated relationship in the erotic crime thriller.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Ronny curled into the passenger seat and switched the track to a rolling-bass beat from Future.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The white beard, the twinkling eyes behind round spectacles, the mustache curled with wax at its ends are all real, all his.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, most of her public appearance, on the red carpet and otherwise, have included some form of the twisted embellishment.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Consistently subverting audience expectations, Don’t Breathe features an incredibly twisted game of cat-and-mouse.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The twists vary in actual shock value, but the tension provides enough of a hook to follow this warped love story to its conclusion.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The first part of the movie is devoted to taking us inside his local empire of warped belief, which skews right-wing.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Twined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twined. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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