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twistings

noun

plural of twisting

as in twists

a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something it took some twisting, but I finally got the top off the jar

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twists

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Insanely good casting and no twists to overcomplicate things.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Thursday is The New York Times’s favorite day of the week to publish crosswords with twists, surprises or extra layers of trickery to puzzle over.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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