as in twisting
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as in coiling
to follow a circular or spiral course
the snake silently twined around the tree trunk
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The Phantom and Norma are both attention-hungry spiders in glittering lairs; both are fantasists whose faces, either twisted or simply aging, become their obsessive focus.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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Trapped on their sprawling, isolated estate, Grace must survive until sunrise ... either by escaping or by turning the tables on her twisted in-laws.Lia Beck, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Indiana is perhaps best known for his true-crime trilogy inaugurated in the late 1990s—Resentment: A Comedy; Three Month Fever: The Andrew Cunanan Story; and Depraved Indifference—addressing the warped disregard for human life that characterized the turn of the millennium.News Desk, Artforum, 24 Oct. 2024
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Extreme heat and rain can cause major infrastructure damage, ranging from buckling roads and warped railroad lines to overflowing storm drains.Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Lou Jacobsen + Etagere Spiral Nickel-Plated Coasters (Set of 8) $150 Net-A-Porter An instant classic, these spiral coasters from Sophie Lou Jacobsen will add shine to any tablescape.Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
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The spiral vase shown above is particularly impressive, as the printer managed to capture the shape of the vase perfectly, including the thin design spiraling around it.PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Twining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twining. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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