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as in fraying
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 solving
to find an answer for through reasoning
unraveled the mystery
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Recent Examples of unraveling
Vance also questioned what information Omar allegedly knew and withheld regarding sweeping fraud federal investigators are unraveling in her home state of Minnesota.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
The tectonic architecture of the Aegean Sea is messy, rife with crisscrossing faults and myriad volcanoes that make unraveling what happens at depth extremely difficult.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Well, scientists are only now unraveling the true health benefits of the the tiny kiwi – with many properties more impressive than its larger cousins.
—New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
The netting appeared to be unraveling at her sleeves and hemline, giving the gown a slightly more undone aesthetic.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
The story follows a family unraveling amid open marriages, conspiracy and emotional turmoil.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
But as missiles and drones crisscross the Strait of Hormuz, that promise is unraveling.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile interest rate-cut bets are unraveling across developing Asia.
—Chris Anstey, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026
Trade deals risk unraveling after the Supreme Court’s tariff decision.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
The tectonic architecture of the Aegean Sea is messy, rife with crisscrossing faults and myriad volcanoes that make unraveling what happens at depth extremely difficult.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Well, scientists are only now unraveling the true health benefits of the the tiny kiwi – with many properties more impressive than its larger cousins.
—New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
The netting appeared to be unraveling at her sleeves and hemline, giving the gown a slightly more undone aesthetic.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
The story follows a family unraveling amid open marriages, conspiracy and emotional turmoil.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
But as missiles and drones crisscross the Strait of Hormuz, that promise is unraveling.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile interest rate-cut bets are unraveling across developing Asia.
—Chris Anstey, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026
Trade deals risk unraveling after the Supreme Court’s tariff decision.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unraveling
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Friendships fraying, puberty unevenly invading our bodies in ways both private and horrifically public.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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However, the bedding itself has held up well without any fraying threads or color fading.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
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The action to rescue her falls eventually to Mario and Luigi, having relocated permanently to the Mushroom Kingdom and serving as protectors of the realm, solving problems for its inhabitants.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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The team is solving a case that could save their agency.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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The fundamental goal of the 1787 Constitution was to establish a republican form of government — and that meant disentangling the traditional powers of the monarch and placing them in different branches of government.—
David French,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Embedded in a patriarchal family within an oppressive society, Mrie faces the challenge of disentangling herself from both.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Aaron spent long hours at his computer answering queries, fixing bugs, and releasing updates to serve his growing base.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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During one of the day’s breaks, Tappin won a gift bag, including a flat iron, after answering a question correctly.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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In a feat of precision physics, researchers from Cornell and Stanford Universities have filmed atoms twisting and untwisting in perfect sync, a choreography that unfolds in just a trillionth of a second.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Nov. 2025
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This technique allows researchers to capture processes occurring at incredibly fast timescales—on the order of femtoseconds (one quadrillionth of a second)—while also resolving features at the nanometer scale.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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But Congress appears no closer to resolving the dispute over funding the Department of Homeland Security, which has stretched on for six weeks.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The weather service said Indio set a new record at 104, undoing the previous one for March 17, 2007, when the heat peaked at 101.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Inevitably, the boulder will roll backward, undoing decades and billions of dollars of work.—
Philip Budge,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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Creditors confronting both foreign trustees and secured interests must evaluate the cost of untangling each layer.—
Ascend Agency,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Rebecca Sheppard specializes in untangling other people’s financial messes.—
Joel Jacobs,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Unraveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unraveling. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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