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verb

past tense of entwine
1
as in intertwined
to cause to twine about one another marveled at how the vines had delicately and intricately entwined themselves on the trellis

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2
as in coiled
to follow a circular or spiral course the quick-growing vine was soon entwining around the fence post

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Recent Examples of entwined
Adjective
Yet if struggle has been a feature of Newcastle’s and Gordon’s entwined existence, then another way of looking at it is that the struggle continues. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026 However, as Bitcoin and crypto have become more firmly embedded in the financial sector, Goldman has become more entwined with crypto. — Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026 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 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 From unspoken racial dynamics, like Sid rejecting Tia in favor of her white friends, to the economic worries that become entwined with her self-image, Sid’s precarious new social position rests on a knife’s edge. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026 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 In the photo, the couple lay entwined on a fancy carpet, wearing dinner attire, in a posh San Francisco home owned by the oil rich Getty family with a sweeping view of the Pacific Ocean visible behind them. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026 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
The song explores the theme of young love entwined in a love triangle. — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 4 July 2026 As much as some wish to deny it, sports and politics have been entwined forever — from Nero to now, at least. — Vahe Gregorian july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 And the new architecture is entwined with an intricate and antique web of regional train lines. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026 Zhenwu’s roots stretch back to ancient days as the god of the North, when he was often depicted as a turtle entwined with a snake. — Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 As such, his life was the object of enduring fascination and close scrutiny, in no small part because the life was so entwined with the work. — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026 And just as economic opportunities are entwined with our political history, they're seen today just as defining as democracy itself. — Fred Backus, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Rubio has tried to separate the Israel-Lebanon talks from the US-Iran negotiations, even as Iran has repeatedly insisted that the issues are entwined. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 Newlyweds Tito Avalos, 26, and Andrea Avalos, 24, who were visiting from El Salvador, tied their wishes to a tree together, their wrists entwined and fingers clasped. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwined
  1. twisted
  2. intertwined
  3. coiled
  4. warped
  5. braided
  6. curled
  7. kinked
  8. mixed
Adjective
  • Previously, there was about a 2-inch dropoff on either sideline behind the benches, which posed a risk of a twisted ankle if a player ran too far out of bounds.
    — Shaun Goodwin June 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 June 2026
  • Deep in the 531,148-acre Nantahala National Forest stands a towering and twisted hemlock that appears to be dead, but is very much alive on the inside with a colony of bats.
    — Mark Price June 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2026
Definition of twisted
Verb
  • The event also gave Kansas City’s Ghanaian residents an opportunity to introduce others to Jama, the tradition of singing, chanting and dancing that has long been intertwined with Ghanaian soccer culture and community celebrations.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Their relationship is deeply intertwined with their work, which requires them to trust one another in high-risk climbing situations.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of intertwined
Verb
  • Beach waves run the gamut from tight and coiled to long and easy, all depending on your hair type.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Probably the most stylish climber in the professional peloton, flowing and coiled, Del Toro stunned in last year’s Giro.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of coiled
Adjective
  • Bing Thomas had drawn this grid by hand, following each warped line with a slightly more warped line until the grid practically curled under itself.
    — Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • All of the gravitational wave signals scientists have seen so far—known as quasinormal modes—are produced after two black holes merge into a single larger one, and the warped spacetime around it settles.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 26 June 2026
Definition of warped
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  • South India is the scent of frangipani and coffee, bushels of bananas and coconuts, women with gold nose rings and hair braided with jasmine and mustachioed men in pink with hands on hips.
    — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
  • Quen Blackwell’s hair is braided and pulled into a delicate updo that adds volume and structure to her look.
    — Sunnah Rasheed, InStyle, 24 June 2026
Definition of braided
Verb
  • After long periods in their own half to start the match, Norway broke the deadlock with a strike from Antonio Nusa that curled into the far corner.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • That translated to a trail of smoke curled around notes of salt, neroli, ginger lily, and citrus.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 28 June 2026
Definition of curled
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
Verb
  • Ureña, a 22-year-old right-hander who has emerged as another potential ace, speaks of Soriano with a giddy amusement mixed with a solemn respect for how the starter has survived in the big leagues.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • The material has been designed as a partial replacement and can be mixed into standard concrete recipes to replace up to 30% of Portland cement.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
Definition of mixed

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