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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
However, the tale of a grieving husband and father quickly unraveled as Murdaugh’s laundry list of financial crimes – and elaborate cover-up schemes – against his legal clients came to light.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Before the fourth-down play unraveled, Love burned a timeout since the receivers weren’t aligned correctly.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
With their wives away for a spell, the husbands swiftly unraveled at home.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
But those plans officially unraveled at the start of this month when the companies confirmed their deal would not go through and that SANIL would close shop.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
But within weeks of the wedding, the relationship unraveled.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The hour-and-a-half-long documentary unraveled Lorincz’s building agitation with neighborhood kids playing in a field near her home through 911 calls, deputy body camera video and detective interviews.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Vertical seams give a new sense of structure, hems are unraveled, and cuffs are bold, placing the interior side of denim in the spotlight.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
There are many versions of how the story unraveled from that moment.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Before the fourth-down play unraveled, Love burned a timeout since the receivers weren’t aligned correctly.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
With their wives away for a spell, the husbands swiftly unraveled at home.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
But those plans officially unraveled at the start of this month when the companies confirmed their deal would not go through and that SANIL would close shop.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
But within weeks of the wedding, the relationship unraveled.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The hour-and-a-half-long documentary unraveled Lorincz’s building agitation with neighborhood kids playing in a field near her home through 911 calls, deputy body camera video and detective interviews.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Vertical seams give a new sense of structure, hems are unraveled, and cuffs are bold, placing the interior side of denim in the spotlight.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
There are many versions of how the story unraveled from that moment.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unraveled
Verb
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Four years later, Afghanistan has faded from headlines and those lifelines have frayed.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Over time, the relationship frayed.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To all appearances, the riddle of identity had been posed and solved.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Transfer hits solved last year’s availability issues.—
Jenny Caitlin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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God has answered the prayers of so many of us 🙌🙏.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Fortunately, Pieter answered the call, not with words, but with work and respect.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That is not going to be resolved unless the Fed takes a strategic view of the economy.—
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CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Exhausting the fund potentially sets the stage for a similar situation in December if the shutdown isn’t resolved by then.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At its far end, the valley is enclosed by red sandstone cliffs—rock walls, towers, and outcrops the size of office buildings, smoothed and sculpted by millennia of wind and water.—
Stanley Stewart,
Air Mail,
25 Oct. 2025
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The first is that the metallic fabric rightfully has a different texture (and potentially consistency) from the black, and that difference is glaring with that wide a stripe; reducing that width by a third or half would have smoothed that out.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Unraveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unraveled. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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