entwined
Americanadjective
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twisted, laced, or wound together.
I’ve seen some innovative and lovely fences made out of entwined branches.
She tenderly took his hand, dropping her gaze to their entwined fingers.
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(of events, themes, characters, etc.) closely or inextricably involved with one another.
In her fascinating book the author vividly tells the entwined stories of America’s highways and highway robbers.
verb
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Etymology
Origin of entwined
First recorded in 1805–15; entwine ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; entwine ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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Stablecoins present other risks, not least because they are entwined with the banks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Raves have become entwined with D&B’s push to boost its numbers, a way the company is trying to distinguish itself in the ubercompetitive “eatertainment” landscape that it helped create.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
But Gorillaz has always been a group entwined with different, equally heavy topics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
While sorting though the donations, volunteers at Food Works Sheffield uncovered two carrots so tightly entwined they looked as though they were embracing.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
The greenery of outside had come cascading in over the last hundred years, and there was a piano, entwined in ivy, and a cello, and some wooden instruments Christopher had never seen, covered in vines.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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