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[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

Women’s images are abundant, and multiple artistic traditions gracefully entwine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

Ms Yellen too has made clear that severing the deep economic ties that now entwine the US and Chinese economies would hurt everyone.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2023

I felt as if we were two small trees standing beside each other, leaning towards each other, our branches and twigs starting to entwine, bonded by our secret and by our growing friendship.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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

I love the way this simple, guitar-driven meditation on early spring entwines the personal with the more cosmic cycling of the seasons: “Springtime’s coming, that means you’ll be coming back around/New onions growing underground.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

The film loosely entwines its real-world pranks with an overarching story that knows itself to be a farce, but can’t help but be burdened by its halfhearted tries at sincerity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2021

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

"Progress and tradition can be nonlinear, even entwined," he says, "rather than strictly opposing forces."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 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

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.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

The nexus between energy security and national security has become ever more entwined.

From Salon ● May 21, 2026

“Twelve years to you is but a day to me,” Nyame responds, grief entwined with his words.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Europa, the king’s daughter, becomes enamored of the creature, entwining his horns with flowers and caressing him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

So, too, is the film’s music, composer Anthony Willis and soundtrack artist Charlie XCX entwining raspy strings with grimy, ominous shudders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025

Here, the entwining duet looked closer to the cleaning of a messy toddler, but it helped reveal Cherkaoui’s heavy influence on the rolling, martial-arts flow of Kittelberger’s choreography.

From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2023

I feel it wrapping around me, entwining me in sharp fibers.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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