as in entwined
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as in coiled
to follow a circular or spiral course
the snake silently twined around the tree trunk
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Adjective
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The spacecraft saw an arching filament made from entwined magnetic fields carrying plasma and connected to a cross-shaped region of magnetic activity laced with more magnetic field lines.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Garland was also singing a signature song for her half of the entwined duet — which was reportedly her idea, to jazz up the special.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The lights, neatly coiled last January, have evolved into a glowing knot of holiday resentment.—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
24 Dec. 2025
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Enormous ventilation pipes were coiled like snakes on the roof of the building.—
Ingfei Chen,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For the most part, Raimi is here to have sick, progressively more twisted fun.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Rihanna was the most famous beauty spotted, attending Christian Dior in side tendrils and a twisted bun.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Brontë shared a video on her Instagram of her daughter Zelly, who was curled on the couch chowing down on a frozen bag of breast milk.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Edebiri wore a face-framing layer curled over her forehead for an Art Deco effect, with a few flippy layers at her ends to add movement.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Tanner’s language vividly captures the warped patterns of their thinking.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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And to many white South Africans, the warped way their country is depicted abroad isn’t even the most important distortion.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Clean out any lint, hair, or residue and ensure and check to make sure the hose isn’t kinked or clogged.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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However, the cord can become tangled or kinked.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Twined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twined. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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