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intertwine

[in-ter-twahyn] / ˌɪn tərˈtwaɪn /


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Romance, on the other hand, implies a unique feeling two people share, a spark that can be nurtured together as their lives intertwine.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2026

The script’s two mysteries — why is Tau Ceti safe and why is Grace not — intertwine in flashbacks that are interesting enough for a while.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

Mr. Hofstadter likes to intertwine a couple’s names as a wedding gift, for example, so that “Rachel” rotates into “Winston.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

As she offers her prayers, the sacred space becomes a moment of spiritual release, where devotion and vulnerability intertwine.

From BBC Nov. 30, 2024

We intertwine our fingers and close our eyes against the sun.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

The deal further intertwines Musk's sprawling business empire, which already includes carmaker Tesla and social media platform X, formerly Twitter.

From Barron's Feb. 2, 2026

Mr. Brewer intertwines the movie’s two registers brilliantly in an opening scene in which Mr. Jackman does a brief musical performance that doubles as the monologue he delivers to his 12-step group.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 24, 2025

The bold, unconventional “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” intertwines jazz with decolonization in its telling of newfound, fragile Congolese independence during the Cold War.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2025

"But now there's a very direct lineage between local teams, larger structures like the NFL Academy, leagues and how it all intertwines."

From BBC Dec. 28, 2024

Nevertheless, since it intertwines itself with nearly every other question of moment, a few remarks by an outsider may be acceptable.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Instead, yesterday’s broth serves as a road map for tomorrow’s batch, guided by family members whose identities have become intertwined with stewardship of the soup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The fortunes of these two groups are too tightly intertwined.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Lesser-known documents illuminating other perspectives include the Dunmore Proclamation of 1775 which offered freedom to enslaved people who joined British forces, revealing how intertwined the war was with slavery.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

On Saturday, the narratives intertwined while a trio of England captains batted simultaneously.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Every major firm on Wall Street was either bankrupt or fatally intertwined with a bankrupt system.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The themes of “Queen Esther” will be familiar to Mr. Irving’s many readers, who will also recognize his habit of intertwining fiction with personal history.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

The deal would signal a deeper "intertwining" of the government and private businesses in the US, following a trend seen elsewhere in places like China, Mr Nicholson told the BBC.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2025

It felt like mine, this intertwining of fennel and gruyere, two magnificent ingredients, becoming something even better than the sum of the parts.

From Salon Mar. 23, 2025

So my outfit is like intertwining my culture — I’m half Mexican, half Nicaraguan — with my best friend’s culture.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 1, 2024

Strings of it radiated from his body, twining and intertwining, on and on, back and back, whirling around this moment.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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