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as in weaves
to cause to twine about one another
intertwisted the fibers to form a design
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as in knots
to twist together into a usually confused mass
the tree's intertwisted roots seemed to extend forever
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Susanne Hammel-Sawyer weaves a basket.—
Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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An undercurrent of nostalgia weaves throughout his 30-year discography.—
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No matter how many knots a lawyer ties themselves in to get there, legality is not legitimacy.—
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Stories like these usually lurch from one contrivance and complication to the next, but Chad Powers knots itself into a genuinely thorny conflict by the finale.—
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Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Steve Zahn and Thandiwe Newton play childhood friends whose lives haven’t gone as planned, at least until Rudd’s Griff twists all their arms to finally pursue their adolescent dream of remaking 1997’s Anaconda in the Amazon rainforest.—
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Florida State University researchers have engineered a crystalline material that twists magnetism into swirling patterns, a discovery that could push the boundaries of data storage, energy-efficient electronics, and future quantum technologies.—
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Wire pin or slicker brushes work best for dogs with long hair that tangles easily.—
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“Intertwists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intertwists. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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