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as in twisted
to cause to twine about one another
intertwined two different colors of yarn
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as in knotted
to twist together into a usually confused mass
intertwining yarn is usually a bad idea, because you'll never get it all sorted out again
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Recent Examples of intertwined
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 June 2026
Yeah, they're kind of intertwined.
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Irene Wright,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
While Syd cares deeply about the restaurant, Richie’s entire sense of self-worth and identity is completely intertwined with it.
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Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Leaders must embrace curiosity, share power, and crowdsource ideas, acknowledging that AI's impact is intertwined with macroeconomic shifts and identity concerns.
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Laurel Donnellan,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
According to Smithsonian Magazine, the national board's president at the time said Audubon's name was too intertwined with the organization and the conservation movement to remove.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Wealth and power are tightly intertwined, and the median white household has a net worth 10 times the median Black household, a disparity that adds up to more than $10 trillion.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
But one fish in particular has become strongly intertwined with the lives and cultures of many people around the bay.
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Torben Rick,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
For Poku, the three topics are intertwined, and discussing one requires touching on all three; succeeding in midlife requires success in each.
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Danielle McNally,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
Verb
And at the same time, the business of persuasion is more intertwined with media than ever before – thanks in no small part to the enormous influence of creators.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 June 2026
Yeah, they're kind of intertwined.
—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
While Syd cares deeply about the restaurant, Richie’s entire sense of self-worth and identity is completely intertwined with it.
—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Leaders must embrace curiosity, share power, and crowdsource ideas, acknowledging that AI's impact is intertwined with macroeconomic shifts and identity concerns.
—
Laurel Donnellan,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
According to Smithsonian Magazine, the national board's president at the time said Audubon's name was too intertwined with the organization and the conservation movement to remove.
—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Wealth and power are tightly intertwined, and the median white household has a net worth 10 times the median Black household, a disparity that adds up to more than $10 trillion.
—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
But one fish in particular has become strongly intertwined with the lives and cultures of many people around the bay.
—
Torben Rick,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
For Poku, the three topics are intertwined, and discussing one requires touching on all three; succeeding in midlife requires success in each.
—
Danielle McNally,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intertwined
Adjective
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The film, scripted by Hu Xiaoxi and Zhang Disha, unfolds across two interwoven timelines.
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As chief marketing and social impact officer at Kenneth Cole Productions, Samantha Cohen is happy that her passion for advocacy is so deeply interwoven with her career.
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The wife of friend Isaac Leonard Ellwood suggested that two wires twisted together would hold the nail in place better — and the inexpensive yet effective design stuck.
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The boardwalk was annihilated up and down the peninsula, crushed into pieces and twisted up like a wooden snake.
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Ellison would wake up with his stomach knotted, his skin crawling with a rash.
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Game 1 Saint Paul knotted at 2-all through three innings before the visiting Storm Chasers put up four runs in the fourth and five more in the sixth to turn a tight game into a 12-4 blowout.
Adjective
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American dog tick Males are dark red with white interlaced patterns across the entire back.
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The gold and black collection includes the Nodo Fiorentino (Florentino knot) ring, which reinterpreted the pattern of a yarn looped and tightened, and the Arezzo chain and bracelet which evoked the movement of interlaced threads through links.
Verb
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And just as economic opportunities are entwined with our political history, they're seen today just as defining as democracy itself.
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Rubio has tried to separate the Israel-Lebanon talks from the US-Iran negotiations, even as Iran has repeatedly insisted that the issues are entwined.
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However long and tangled her rap sheet, Sugar sees her illuminatory potential through the grime and shadows of an unforgiving film-noir cityscape.
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Think pixelated logos, websites untouched since the AOL era and brand architectures so tangled by years of acquisitions and restructuring that even the founders can’t map them cleanly.
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The event had more than 1,700 exhibitors spotlighting various technologies such as automation, AI and integrated digitalization solutions.
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The Environment Monwana was built with the vision of being a leading eco-conscious lodge, with integrated renewable energy sources, highly efficient heating and cooling systems, and smart technology that would minimize its environmental footprint.
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Quen Blackwell’s hair is braided and pulled into a delicate updo that adds volume and structure to her look.
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To have those two things braided together, the pain and then the relief.
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“Intertwined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intertwined. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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