ravel (out)

as in to unravel
to separate the various strands of since the sweater is too small, you could ravel the yarn out and make something else with it

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unravel
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  • With tariff rhetoric back at the forefront, analysts warned sentiment could quickly unravel.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Kickbacks detailed in court records Perhaps one of the most challenging aspects of unraveling Gatlin’s web of fraudulent charges for investigators and Foundation officials was determining the validity of charges.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Ravel (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravel%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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