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as in frayed
to separate the various strands of
it took us forever to unravel the jumbled mass of Christmas tree lights
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as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning
unraveled the mystery
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Recent Examples of unraveled
Things unraveled for Grace Prep in the second stanza.
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2026
His entire plan is being unraveled.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Netflix shares have surged nearly 22% as the deal with Warner Bros unraveled.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
This perception unraveled, however, once the court came to be seen as fully captured by Orbán.
—David Pozen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Kim Jung-hyun likens it to a chain – one that, handled carelessly, might snap or tangle, but handled with care, might yet be unraveled.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Adryan Moorfield was preparing to check out of his resort Sunday in Puerto Vallarta when chaos unraveled in Mexico.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
The big knock is that Simpson started just one season (15 total games), and his play unraveled at the end.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Ilia Malinin’s gold-medal hopes unraveled in the free skate after a string of mistakes and two falls dropped him to eighth place.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2026
His entire plan is being unraveled.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Netflix shares have surged nearly 22% as the deal with Warner Bros unraveled.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
This perception unraveled, however, once the court came to be seen as fully captured by Orbán.
—David Pozen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Kim Jung-hyun likens it to a chain – one that, handled carelessly, might snap or tangle, but handled with care, might yet be unraveled.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Adryan Moorfield was preparing to check out of his resort Sunday in Puerto Vallarta when chaos unraveled in Mexico.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
The big knock is that Simpson started just one season (15 total games), and his play unraveled at the end.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Ilia Malinin’s gold-medal hopes unraveled in the free skate after a string of mistakes and two falls dropped him to eighth place.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unraveled
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The edge, the professionalism, the unity and the joy have all frayed just enough to lower Minnesota from truly elite to maybe just good.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Feb. 2026
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But by that point, the relationship between Cousins and the team was already frayed.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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But mathematicians are excited by these recent advances — and by the fact that a single approach solved three cases at once, when previously each new case had required an entirely new proof.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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The script, penned by Bartek Bartosik and Naqqash Khalid, becomes bizarrely moralistic by the end, insinuating that the debased and debauched might perhaps see their problems solved by becoming domesticated.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2026
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Questions and comments will be moderated, read, and answered as time allows.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Emails seeking additional information were not immediately answered.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Provocative journalist and interviewer of the powerful There were those for whom art could not be disentangled from life, whose creations, often read as confessions, were intrinsically connected to their identities.—
Amisha Padnani,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The filing underscores the administration’s position that immigration enforcement and foreign policy decisions cannot be disentangled from national security concerns and that all of those are solely under the federal government’s purview.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Jan. 2026
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The $100 oil level was seen by many on Wall Street as a breaking point for the economy unless the war is resolved quickly and prices retreat.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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That question may not be resolved for a month or longer, as state budget writers look at how to shave nearly $800 million in planned spending for the upcoming year to close the state’s gap.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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The beach was filled with stones that had been smoothed to perfect ovals and circles by thousands of years of being tossed by the sea, some gray and striated with pure white, and others that when wet were the color of emeralds.—
Nicole Krauss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Over the years, the late Queen had repeatedly smoothed Andrew’s way in life.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Unraveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unraveled. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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