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or ravelled (out)
as in unraveled
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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unraveled
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However, their relationship quickly unraveled after their arrests.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026 -
Phoenix cut what was once a massive lead to a one-possession game, but the Valkyries never unraveled.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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“Raveled (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raveled%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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