Straining and Twisting

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Straining noun - The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean.

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Twisting is a synonym for straining. In some cases you can use "Twisting" instead a noun "Straining".

Nearby Words: strain, strained, strainer

Twisting noun - The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean.

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Straining is a synonym for twisting. You can use "Straining" instead a noun "Twisting".

Nearby Words: twist, twisted, twister, twisty

As the Earth-Shattering Kaboom that transformed Draenor into Outland was a result of dozens of interplanetary portals straining the planet, Outland was tossed into the Twisting Nether, which explains its complete disregard for physics.

Source: Apocalypse How / Class X

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