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as in to fray
to separate the various strands of
it took us forever to unravel the jumbled mass of Christmas tree lights
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as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
unraveled the mystery
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Recent Examples of unravel
Advertisement Three issues that could unravel the deal Sixty days is enough time to test the deal, but not to settle it.
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Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 19 June 2026
Yet, with help from Rachel’s former editor at the Boston Globe, Jim Doherty (Darrin Baker) and her ex-boyfriend, wealthy playboy Hayden Payne (Milo Ventimiglia), David and Rachel unravel a massive decade-long conspiracy that spans Revere, Massachusetts and Geneva, Switzerland.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2026
The alleged plot to attack Sunday night's UFC event at the White House may have been unraveled by a worried mother who noticed her son's growing obsession with guns, tactical gear and secretive online communications.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
The Pepsi-tampering mystery was unraveling today as several claims of objects found in soda cans were pronounced hoaxes.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
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Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 19 June 2026
Yet, with help from Rachel’s former editor at the Boston Globe, Jim Doherty (Darrin Baker) and her ex-boyfriend, wealthy playboy Hayden Payne (Milo Ventimiglia), David and Rachel unravel a massive decade-long conspiracy that spans Revere, Massachusetts and Geneva, Switzerland.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2026
The alleged plot to attack Sunday night's UFC event at the White House may have been unraveled by a worried mother who noticed her son's growing obsession with guns, tactical gear and secretive online communications.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
The Pepsi-tampering mystery was unraveling today as several claims of objects found in soda cans were pronounced hoaxes.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unravel
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There has long been a bipartisan consensus around supporting Israel in Washington, but that has frayed in recent years.—
Kelvin Chan,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Conjuring the troubled inner life of a young, successful Buenos Aires fashion designer with an uncommon mix of stylistic rigor and feeling, the film frays your nerves.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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One of the oldest John Doe cases in America has been solved, with help from DNA evidence and forensic genetic genealogy, according to a team at FHD Forensics.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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More and more people are solving that exact problem by paring down instead of piling on.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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So when a diabetic patient develops gastroparesis, untangling whether the drug or the disease is responsible is genuinely difficult.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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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.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Yet many of the more contentious issues — Iran’s nuclear program, in particular — are not fully resolved and will be the subject of future talks, which could ignite additional conflict.—
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
18 June 2026
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Three defendants have resolved their cases, including one who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge.—
Jacques Billeaud,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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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.—
Justina Lee,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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This is practically impossible for something with an enormous mass like a planet or star, as there’s no known way to disentangle the gravitational constant (G) from a mass (M) from orbital mechanics alone.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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The Blue Jays answered with two-out RBI hits by Kazuma Okamoto in the third and Nathan Lukes in the fourth.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Towns fouled out, Wembanyama split two free throws, Harper tied the game, and Brunson answered with another basket to put the Knicks back in front.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Daily untwisted the beer bottle cap, poured it into his shoe, and took a healthy swig, standing up for dramatic effect.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
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For that matter, how many chiropractic bills have been incurred by members of Congress who needed help untwisting their backbones contorted by bowing to Trump’s demands? Victims, each and every one.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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How to unsnarl the emotions that play tug-of-war with our souls?—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
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During the recent supply-chain crisis, XPO helped unsnarl bottlenecks for customers in several industries.—
Joann S. Lublin,
Time,
27 Nov. 2022
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“Unravel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unravel. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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