raveling (out)

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

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unraveling
Verb
  • But that version of events, reported by some news outlets, began unraveling when bystander videos contradicted accounts painting the immigrant as a villain, the officers as victims.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Think of Jackie Cogan rejecting American exceptionalism in Killing Them Softly, Patrick Bateman’s unraveling mind in American Psycho, or Justine readily accepting the end of the world in Melancholia.
    The Editors, Vulture, 17 July 2026
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“Raveling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raveling%20%28out%29. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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