1
as in weaving
to cause to twine about one another
intertwined two different colors of yarn
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as in knotting
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 intertwining
Yet the game held more significance for sentimental reasons given the mammoth trade intertwining the two teams’ futures.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
A lot of the bluegrass instruments work perfectly within Indian rhythms because of the nature of it, three against two, all these intertwining rhythms that go on in banjo playing and also in tabla.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
Ask Colin Cook and Sydney Corcoran, whose lives were upended thousands of miles apart by twin disasters—and then grew toward one another, ultimately intertwining.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
The intertwining plots unroll in a mishmash of styles.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
The Ministry of Finance sets oil products prices and controls Pemex’s financial strategy, intertwining the company’s goals with political objectives.
—Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The structure’s malleable form dives, emerges, and submerges into the landscape, intertwining with its natural surroundings.
—Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
If confirmed, Patel would likely play a significant role in shaping the future direction of the FBI, further intertwining the agency's trajectory with the MAGA movement's agenda.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Alok reflected on the transformative potential of intertwining ancestral knowledge with contemporary global movements.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
A lot of the bluegrass instruments work perfectly within Indian rhythms because of the nature of it, three against two, all these intertwining rhythms that go on in banjo playing and also in tabla.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
Ask Colin Cook and Sydney Corcoran, whose lives were upended thousands of miles apart by twin disasters—and then grew toward one another, ultimately intertwining.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
The intertwining plots unroll in a mishmash of styles.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
The Ministry of Finance sets oil products prices and controls Pemex’s financial strategy, intertwining the company’s goals with political objectives.
—Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The structure’s malleable form dives, emerges, and submerges into the landscape, intertwining with its natural surroundings.
—Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
If confirmed, Patel would likely play a significant role in shaping the future direction of the FBI, further intertwining the agency's trajectory with the MAGA movement's agenda.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Alok reflected on the transformative potential of intertwining ancestral knowledge with contemporary global movements.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Intertwining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intertwining. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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