entwist

Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwist
Verb
  • What are some possible risks of wearing synthetic braiding hair?
    Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
  • As evidenced in the Fondation Cartier retrospective, her innovative use of materials including cotton, gesso, horsehair, linen, gold leaf and palladium, combined with a mastery of ancient techniques such as braiding, knotting and weaving, enabled her to create vast three-dimensional textile pieces.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The warning for the Ventura area cited humidity as low as 10% and strong Santa Ana winds from the northeast.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The trail will wind along the scenic Alta Vicente Trail, concluding at the historic Point Vicente Lighthouse.
    Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The key difference is that Bora Bora braids are typically plaited in line with the existing length of your natural hair, allowing the remainder of the curly human hair to billow outwards and form the bulk of the hairstyle.
    Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 29 July 2024
  • Even Kim Kardashian’s tousled platinum hair was loosely plaited into a fishtail braid in the back.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 7 May 2024
Verb
  • Doree is lavish and royal with golden pillars and a twining wine cellar at its center.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • This gorgeous twining vine produces oodles of colorful blooms throughout the summer, which—if pollinated—form flattened pods that can be eaten like other green beans.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024
Verb
  • Human and puppet limbs are entwined, and there is a sense, both comforting and disconcerting, of a group-individual, like the shadowy figures who merge with the dark in Goya’s Black Paintings.
    Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Chocolate and peanut butter are forever entwined thanks to fan-favorite candy Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
    Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Then, Rocky’s girlfriend Adrian, who has just entered the arena to see Rocky at his worst, writhing in pain on the canvas.
    Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Toward the end of the play, the once-effervescent Delia writhes in excruciating pain after a bone marrow transplant.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The camera floats around the room like an invisible spider, circling and circling, weaving this trio into a diabolical web.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The thrilling real-time narrative follows a delivery rider in Spain, weaving together a dangerous delivery mission with her unfolding personal crises, creating layers of suspense and drama.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Entwist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwist. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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