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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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Meanwhile interest rate-cut bets are unraveling across developing Asia.—
Chris Anstey,
Bloomberg,
6 Mar. 2026 -
On the doorstep of a pivotal, final week and with its season in serious danger of unraveling, USC basketball’s leading scorer has been dismissed from the program.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Raveling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raveling%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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