raveled

verb

variants or ravelled
past tense of ravel
as in unraveled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raveled
  1. unraveled
  2. unwound
  3. disentangled
  4. untangled
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  • The truce unraveled after both sides resumed attacks on each other’s military installations and other infrastructure.
    — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • Speculation about Manuel’s future intensified as Moore’s tenure unraveled in December.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of unraveled
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  • Frontier expands routes, will cut less profitable ones Dempsey took over from longtime Frontier CEO Barry Biffle in December and has unwound some of his more aggressive expansion plans.
    — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
  • Prosecutors and the media had unwound a web of lies from Santos over the years, including illegally spending donor money, lying about being Jewish, and fabricating his resume.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Definition of unwound
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  • The unique shape of these events meant that signals from wakes could be more easily disentangled from surrounding noise.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2026
  • On Sunday, June 14, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) disentangled a relatively small humpback whale after recreational boaters spotted the animal anchored in fishing gear in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary late that morning, CCS said in a press release.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Definition of disentangled
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  • Below are the ones that untangled our knots and delivered the most seamless combing and brushing experience.
    — Eden Stuart, Glamour, 7 July 2026
  • There remain other, muddled storylines across this LIV timeline that won’t get untangled.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of untangled
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“Raveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raveled. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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