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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

This further helped entwine wedding planning with aspirations of luxury and glamor.

From Salon Apr. 12, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2023

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

Still, trade entwines the U.S. and Chinese economies.

From Seattle Times Jul. 2, 2023

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

As the authors firmly declare, food “is entwined with every aspect of life, integral to the biology of who we are and a vital constituent of our social selves: our identity, our culture.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

While the exhibit is enabled by the entwined ubiquity of the English language and the internet, the artists know these technologies aren’t transparent.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 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 nexus between energy security and national security has become ever more entwined.

From Salon May 21, 2026

In the crook of his arm was a long staff entwined with two living serpents.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

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

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

From Salon Jun. 16, 2025

Those two art forms are just at their kind of perfect entwining in “Succession.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2023

Since that melancholic night nearly four decades ago, Ms. Komara has refashioned an ancient art by entwining disparate textile traditions with an aesthetic all her own to create a modern Indonesian silhouette.

From New York Times Jun. 30, 2023

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

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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