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Recent Examples of ravel
So somehow, Grace, Sacha and Robert end up accompanying Art and Charlotte to Norfolk, and all of their stories unravel and ravel at once.
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Ellen Akins,
Washington Post,
14 Aug. 2020
Her eight novels, including the 2016 bestseller Commonwealth, tend to focus on families or groups raveling and unraveling over decades.
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Kaitlin Menza,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Sep. 2019
Now, with many New Yorkers complaining that life in New York is raveling under Mr. Bloomberg’s progressive successor, Bill de Blasio, a top Bloomberg lieutenant is telling his version of how the city was revitalized.
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Edward Kosner,
WSJ,
11 Sep. 2017
Ellen Akins,
Washington Post,
14 Aug. 2020
Her eight novels, including the 2016 bestseller Commonwealth, tend to focus on families or groups raveling and unraveling over decades.
—
Kaitlin Menza,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Sep. 2019
Now, with many New Yorkers complaining that life in New York is raveling under Mr. Bloomberg’s progressive successor, Bill de Blasio, a top Bloomberg lieutenant is telling his version of how the city was revitalized.
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Edward Kosner,
WSJ,
11 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravel
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Schlittler did allow some traffic before things unraveled in the fifth, permitting a walk and a single to start the inning.
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Though the story itself is comically predictable, Chloe Bailey’s earnest portrayal and the lure of the iconic Lynn Whitfield make the movie fun to watch even as the narrative completely unravels at the seams.
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One example from the book that illustrates Perel’s tough-love approach was a couple who loved to cuddle, wearing comfortable clothes such as flannel nightgowns to unwind.
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Though the many cultural activities give an adult summer camp vibe, the massive spa, zen gardens, and pristine pools offer spaces to unwind.
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On Sunday, June 14, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) disentangled a relatively small humpback whale after recreational boaters spotted the animal anchored in fishing gear in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary late that morning, CCS said in a press release.
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The patterns bear the hallmarks of overlapping portfolio-management strategies, often index-based and much of it likely automated, and all of it difficult to disentangle.
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But something in there was broken, which a senior engineer already behind on a deadline had to untangle, while Robin struggled to explain.
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So when a diabetic patient develops gastroparesis, untangling whether the drug or the disease is responsible is genuinely difficult.
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How to unsnarl the emotions that play tug-of-war with our souls?
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During the recent supply-chain crisis, XPO helped unsnarl bottlenecks for customers in several industries.
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“Ravel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravel. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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