as in to unravel
to separate the various strands of
untwisted the ball of thread
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Recent Examples of untwist
Officer Henry cuffs one of his wrists, while Officer Fullerton untwists Mr. Feliciano from the sweatshirts at 11:49 p.m.
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Ainara Tiefenthäler, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The second-hour intrigue is sharp enough to hold your interest and the final bit of untwisting registers as near-perfect.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
The best part of this week's immunity challenge was not the fact that Carolyn could not figure out how to untwist herself from the muddy net and therefore resorted to a random series of yells and screams.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2023
Twist hair onto the barrel, holding for a few seconds near the root, and then untwist.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Ainara Tiefenthäler, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The second-hour intrigue is sharp enough to hold your interest and the final bit of untwisting registers as near-perfect.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
The best part of this week's immunity challenge was not the fact that Carolyn could not figure out how to untwist herself from the muddy net and therefore resorted to a random series of yells and screams.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2023
Twist hair onto the barrel, holding for a few seconds near the root, and then untwist.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untwist
unravel
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During the ensuing fight near the trail, the man gained control of Heskett’s pocketknife, stabbing him with it, Zajac was told – an account that would unravel by day’s end.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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The climate crisis is unraveling the life cycles of wildlife around the world—by one estimate, for about half of all species.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Untwist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untwist. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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