as in to unravel
to separate the various strands of
our tour guide at the maritime museum showed us how sailors used to unlay rope
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What took years to build can unravel in months.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026 -
In subsequent years, the fragile-looking web of circumstantial evidence kept trying to unravel.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Unlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlay. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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