unpicked; unpicking; unpicks
: to undo by taking out stitches
unpick sewing/embroidery/knitting
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The trial has captivated the U.S. as people tried to unpick its dueling narratives.
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Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
Isabelle Eberhardt: Travel’s Rebel with a Cause A hash-smoking, cross-dressing woman traveling the Sahara in the early 1900s, Eberhardt unpicked the fabric of society just by being herself.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Investigators are also starting to unpick more details about the scale and scope of LockBit’s operations.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 7 May 2024
Avery had shown the world how to unpick the richest treasure box on earth and revealed the wealth waiting to be stolen from heathens’ pockets.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
Isabelle Eberhardt: Travel’s Rebel with a Cause A hash-smoking, cross-dressing woman traveling the Sahara in the early 1900s, Eberhardt unpicked the fabric of society just by being herself.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Investigators are also starting to unpick more details about the scale and scope of LockBit’s operations.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 7 May 2024
Avery had shown the world how to unpick the richest treasure box on earth and revealed the wealth waiting to be stolen from heathens’ pockets.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Unpick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpick. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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