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as in to weave
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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as in to curl
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 entwine
For a decade, we were harried Los Angeles co-parents, entwined by conversations involving camp sign-ups, parent/teacher conferences, pediatrician appointments, dividing spring break weeks and the antidotes of two troublesome felines.
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Kim O’Hara, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The numbers of Americans who are affected are those that are entwined in our work to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 25 May 2025
The open-work heart features stones along the edge of the motif and an asymmetrical infinity symbol entwined around it.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
That claim, since repeated many times, entwined the Chrisleys’ narrative of victimization with Donald Trump‘s, ultimately leading to a May 28 presidential pardon.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 June 2025
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Kim O’Hara, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The numbers of Americans who are affected are those that are entwined in our work to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 25 May 2025
The open-work heart features stones along the edge of the motif and an asymmetrical infinity symbol entwined around it.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
That claim, since repeated many times, entwined the Chrisleys’ narrative of victimization with Donald Trump‘s, ultimately leading to a May 28 presidential pardon.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwine
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For more info: CBS News GAMES: Candy Land, the game that still hits a sweet spot For the last 75 years, generations have taken turns weaving through a rainbow road, surrounded by all things candy.—
David Morgan
July 11,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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The idea of American exceptionalism is woven into the fabric of the country’s identity.—
Brendan Rascius
July 11,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Jheri curl references abound on TikTok and Reddit, often exchanged by users born upwards of 10, 20, or even 30 years after the hairstyle’s reign.—
Kelli María Korducki,
thehustle.co,
11 July 2025
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The Dyson Airwrap Origin, a more streamlined version of the viral favorite Dyson Complete, uses the same Coanda airflow (without extreme heat) to curl, smooth, and volumize with just a few attachments.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
9 July 2025
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Because the couple’s lives have been so intertwined over the past decade, the actor had a close relationship with Kenya’s late father, Quincy Jones.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
10 July 2025
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Fortune has also written the books One Golden Summer, This Summer Will Be Different, Meet Me at the Lake and Every Summer After — a whole lot of summer/lake fare, though none of those novels are intertwined.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Cricket wouldn't stop barking until the owners knew where the snake was hiding, coiled up along the fence.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Commerce City police helped return a surly rattlesnake to the wild this month after a resident found the venomous reptile coiled in their home’s driveway.—
Max Levy,
Denver Post,
31 May 2025
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While multiple legal challenges wind their way through the federal judiciary, the Supreme Court ruled on June 27 that a nationwide injunction halting implementation of the Executive Order was inappropriate.—
Time,
Time,
14 July 2025
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China is bidding record low prices for new BESS, which is the key to making solar PV and wind a dispatchable source of electricity—at the lowest price for new build systems.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Entwine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwine. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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