entwined; entwining; entwines
: to twine together or around
: to become twisted or twined
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Examples of entwine in a Sentence
The snake entwined itself around the branch.
marveled at how the vines had delicately and intricately entwined themselves on the trellis
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
The growth of entropy is deeply entwined with our most basic experiences, accounting for why time runs forward and why the world appears deterministic rather than quantum mechanically uncertain.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
It is deeply entwined with history and society—and many species have names that reflect outdated or harmful biases.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024
In the book, Andrews entwines two main suspenseful narratives.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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entwine
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en·twine
in-ˈtwīn 
: to twine together or around
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