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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

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

Cuba’s fate has long been entwined with Venezuela: subsidized Venezuelan oil has been a mainstay of its economy since shortly after Hugo Chávez took power in Venezuela in 1999.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

The military is deeply entwined in the government, with generals in charge of various functions throughout society.

From Salon Jan. 6, 2026

For more than a century, the Greenwoods’ lives and fates were entwined with the trees they fought to exploit or protect.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 24, 2025

No longer are the lovers entwined in each other’s arms.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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

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

Anderson, who died Friday at 68 of complications from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, had a gift for entwining humor with vulnerability.

From Washington Post Jan. 21, 2022

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

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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