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entwine

[en-twahyn] / ɛnˈtwaɪn /


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And so it goes in “The Last Kings of Hollywood,” as the lives and ambitions of Messrs. Coppola, Lucas and Spielberg entwine around one another in a triple helix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

On the surface, they entail a diplomatic entente among nations, while at a deeper level they entwine themselves within the cultures, commerce and values of countless societies.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2024

On “The Sphinx,” their two voices entwine in an off-kilter unison, Cherry’s pocket cornet doubling Coleman’s plastic saxophone.

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

“It was really important to make that journey and entwine those two characters,” Collins notes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

“Underground, their roots entwine with the roots of their neighbors,” she said.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

It entwines with healthy cells, meaning it can't be removed surgically.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2023

The wrap visually entwines the culture, community and colours of Notting Hill Carnival and the 75-year history of Windrush, TfL said.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023

It entwines Patrick’s story with O’Meara’s journey of finding her — and explores the parallels between the film industry then and now.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2019

The knot here has to do with identity — ethnic, cultural, familial, professional and communal — each strand asserting its prerogative as it entwines with the others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2018

My green cloud entwines with his silver one, and I feel the recent tension between us lift a little.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

Many churches are deeply entwined with groups that received significant funds from USAID.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

For Osborne, the tapestry tells a story of destruction and invasion, but also of two nations, two peoples, forever entwined.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

She came to both practices — spiritual companionship and archery — separately before they organically entwined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Raves have become entwined with D&B’s push to boost its numbers, a way the company is trying to distinguish itself in the ubercompetitive “eatertainment” landscape that it helped create.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

The golden pommel was smooth and rounded, its color deliberately muted; ash leaves of pale gold entwined at the hilt, and a pattern of leaves covered the scabbard.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

The message harked back to the old U.S. policy of further entwining the American and Chinese economies, breaking with an approach pioneered during the first Trump administration to untangle business ties, largely for national-security reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Pets and humans have ever-broader options for entwining their daily lives, routines and milestone moments.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025

In the adept lithograph “Angels and Airplanes,” Russia’s Natalia Goncharova gives her blessing to the erupting conflagration by entwining unearthly militarism and Orthodox religiosity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

In an intimate theater at Gibney, they ignited a conversation among their percussive dance traditions, three distinct but entwining modes of making music with the ground.

From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2022

Mum Olga sighed, entwining her arm in his.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine


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