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twined

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verb

past tense of twine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for twined
Adjective
  • In the photo, the couple lay entwined on a fancy carpet, wearing dinner attire, in a posh San Francisco home owned by the oil rich Getty family with a sweeping view of the Pacific Ocean visible behind them.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The spacecraft saw an arching filament made from entwined magnetic fields carrying plasma and connected to a cross-shaped region of magnetic activity laced with more magnetic field lines.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In 2017 Dikansh Parmar of the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change in Germany, rescued an Indian cobra (Naja naja) coiled around a train’s window bars that was hissing and, understandably, frightening passengers.
    Richard Kemeny, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The lights, neatly coiled last January, have evolved into a glowing knot of holiday resentment.
    Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • The film vaguely follows the basic outline of the first half of the novel, heavily streamlining the twisted tale of family strife and generational trauma into a more conventional tragic romance centered squarely on Catherine and Heathcliff.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Loft Twist Off-the-shoulder Sweater The beautiful twisted detailing at the neckline of this Loft top sets it apart from other off-the-shoulder styles—and it’s double discounted to just $18 in a full range of sizes.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • On Saturday, Atallah Abu Hadaiyed heard explosions in Gaza City during his morning prayers and ran outside to find his cousins lying on the ground as flames curled around them.
    Sam Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Chopped with face-framing curtain bangs and curled into small (almost Shirley Temple-sized) ringlets, the singer’s hair is clearly a reference to her look from the song’s energetic music video.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • But just like a game of Telephone, the truth behind the prophecy got so warped over time that eventually there was very little, if any, truth still in it at all.
    Jasmin 'Iolani Hakes, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Tanner’s language vividly captures the warped patterns of their thinking.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Clean out any lint, hair, or residue and ensure and check to make sure the hose isn’t kinked or clogged.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
  • However, the cord can become tangled or kinked.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Twined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twined. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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