as in unravels
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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unravels
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What begins as a dream job quickly unravels into a nightmare as Mafu starts to question his mentor’s methods.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025 -
The film follows Jo Beckett, a devoted schoolteacher whose world unravels when her young son vanishes—only to return profoundly changed.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Unlays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlays. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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