intertwine
verb
in·ter·twine
ˌin-tər-ˈtwīn 
intertwined; intertwining; intertwines
: to unite by twining one with another
: to twine about one another
also
: to become mutually involved
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Examples of intertwine in a Sentence
He's always telling stories in which the present and the past intertwine.
His fate is intertwined with hers.
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Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
There were a bunch of different threads that intertwined Saturday.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
Their divergent paths reveal disparate but intertwined legacies.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
For Faubourg Saint Honoré, Mulier commissioned American artist Diamond Stingily to creative five original sculptures composed of dangling chains intertwined with synthetic black hair that is braided here, tufted there.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Intertwine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intertwine. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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intertwine
verb
in·ter·twine
ˌint-ər-ˈtwīn
: to twine or cause to twine about one another : interlace
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