UN BRAIDING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

unbraiding

verb

present participle of unbraid

as in unraveling

to separate the various strands of unbraided the line

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unraveling

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The research has started unraveling the pathways that lead to behavior and disease.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Now, the task of unraveling the case will fall to the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, who was appointed as a special prosecutor.

— Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

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