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or ravelling (out)
as in unraveling
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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unraveling
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Now an obvious fix passed by Congress last year is at risk of unraveling because of partisan horse trading.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026 -
Progress that once seemed irreversible is now unraveling.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
Time,
2 June 2026
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“Raveling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raveling%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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