raveling (out)

variants or ravelling (out)
present participle of ravel (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for raveling (out)
Verb
  • Al-Omari is uneasy about signs that Arab unity on disarmament is already fraying.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But already the controls are fraying.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If Hamas doesn't disarm—or Israel resumes its bombings of Gaza—the entire peace plan risks unraveling.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Everything at work suddenly seems to be unraveling, especially with annoying Douglas blowing bubbles everywhere and distracting Doris when Ron’s trying to get footage to document her hip problem and the risk of an unsafe chair.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The jeans’ gap-proof waistband, stomach-smoothing technology, high-rise fit perfect for layering over bodysuits, and chic black hue.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The pumpkin powerhouse smoothing and exfoliating lip mask was a personal favorite, lasting for hours on our lips.
    Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Our narrator, a gay, happily married father of two disentangling himself from a poly love affair, is—depending on the light—brilliant, self-mythologizing, abject, hopeful, and vulnerable.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Brittany Luse is joined by writer and journalist Ana Marie Cox to get into how people are disentangling alcohol from their lives, and the lessons she's learned as a recovering alcoholic.
    Veralyn Williams, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • With this storage bag, there’ll be no more digging through drawers or untangling ribbons.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The album was heralded as Lorde’s most personal project to date, with the singer examining and untangling gender roles, body image issues and her sexuality.
    Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Raveling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raveling%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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