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un·​snarl | \ ˌən-ˈsnär(-ə)l How to pronounce unsnarl (audio) \
unsnarled; unsnarling; unsnarls

Definition of unsnarl

transitive verb

: to disentangle a snarl in
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Recent Examples on the Web The ambitious plan, which could top $10 billion, would open up the waterfronts of Hartford and East Hartford to public use and unsnarl a traffic bottleneck at the intersection of I-84 and I-91. — Daniela Altimari, courant.com, "Larson still wants a $10 billion tunnel beneath Hartford, but needed transportation projects across Connecticut may require a different strategy," 13 Sep. 2019 Los Angeles, Seattle and Honolulu, among others, are all spending billions of dollars to expand public transit as a way to unsnarl their roadways. — Matthew Haag, New York Times, "Should Macy’s Build a Giant Tower in One of N.Y.’s Most Congested Neighborhoods?," 1 July 2019 Endometriosis has a notorious reputation as an excruciating, complex condition with a tangle of potential mechanisms that doctors are still attempting to unsnarl. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "8 Ways People With Endometriosis Deal With the Pain," 24 Apr. 2019 But within just a few days, crews managed to repair the worst of the damage, unsnarling traffic in Alaska’s largest city. — Mary Beth Griggs, The Verge, "How Alaska fixed its earthquake-shattered roads in just days," 8 Dec. 2018 Buy Photo City Council will consider creating civilian traffic enforcement officers to unsnarl the traffic logjams plaguing Philadelphia’s busiest streets. — Jason Laughlin, Philly.com, "Philly to explore using civilian traffic cops to unjam the streets," 24 Jan. 2018 Their Active Traffic Management System, (ATMS) aimed at unsnarling the backups on I-66, is one of 12 projects to reach this year’s finals. — Lori Aratani, Washington Post, "Vote now and make VDOT and I-66 a big winner," 22 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of unsnarl

1555, in the meaning defined above

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26 Sep 2019

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