gnarled

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Still, Harper and Yasmin’s existences are inextricably linked, gnarled together in a helix of favors and bargains.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Looking at a picture of young Keith, gaptoothed and geeky, beside old Keith, as gnarled as Yoda, is a lesson in the nature of time, in what the years can do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Environmentalists warn that development projects threaten the region's unique mix of dunes, pine forests, gnarled cork trees and an endless patchwork of rice fields.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

After laying the groundwork for their paths, the couple removed a gnarled fig tree stump and covered the grass and weeds with leftover cardboard boxes from their move.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

He climbed the slick rungs screwed into the gnarled trunk and inspected Chase’s work as if he were a structural engineer, which he wasn’t.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith