raveling (out)

variants or ravelling (out)
Definition of raveling (out)next
present participle of ravel (out)

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unraveling
Verb
  • Washington and Tokyo’s unprecedented step to bolster the yen already appears to be unraveling.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Kim has not yet entered a plea but is scheduled to appear in court next month in San Jose, the next step in unraveling what led to the death of a young man police say was the victim of a botched murder-for-hire plot.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
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“Raveling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raveling%20%28out%29. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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