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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
The climate crisis is unraveling the life cycles of wildlife around the world—by one estimate, for about half of all species.
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Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
Stuck on the final chapter, with no inspiration in sight, Lorena’s life begins to mirror the unraveling universe around her.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Researchers have suggested the medicine might occasionally exacerbate factors associated with autism, such as genetics and oxidative stress, a biological condition that occurs for a variety of reasons that scientists are still unraveling.
—Amy Maxmen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
The Advanced Threat Interdiction Unit, along with a flurry of other law enforcement agencies – the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the New York Police Department, and other state and local law enforcement – began unraveling the web.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
With the new era’s bells and whistles unraveling left and right, the host has noticed that each and every season impacts the players and games that follow.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
Understanding multiscale coupling in plasma has long been considered critical for both advancing fusion energy technology and potentially unraveling the origins of the universe.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
But behind the scenes, his health was unraveling.
—Bydr. Marita Kinney, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
As this horrible incident was unraveling, details were quickly disseminated by a handful of local journalists on social media.
—Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
Stuck on the final chapter, with no inspiration in sight, Lorena’s life begins to mirror the unraveling universe around her.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Researchers have suggested the medicine might occasionally exacerbate factors associated with autism, such as genetics and oxidative stress, a biological condition that occurs for a variety of reasons that scientists are still unraveling.
—Amy Maxmen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
The Advanced Threat Interdiction Unit, along with a flurry of other law enforcement agencies – the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the New York Police Department, and other state and local law enforcement – began unraveling the web.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
With the new era’s bells and whistles unraveling left and right, the host has noticed that each and every season impacts the players and games that follow.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
Understanding multiscale coupling in plasma has long been considered critical for both advancing fusion energy technology and potentially unraveling the origins of the universe.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
But behind the scenes, his health was unraveling.
—Bydr. Marita Kinney, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
As this horrible incident was unraveling, details were quickly disseminated by a handful of local journalists on social media.
—Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unraveling
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But his immediate contrition was not enough to spare him a red card at the next break in play, or to disguise the fact that nerves are fraying everywhere — not least in the coach’s office.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Ugg Duffield Throw Blanket II The blanket is made from a buttery-soft cotton blend and has a velvety finish with a trim border around the edges that improves durability and prevents fraying.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The flume will be able to melt ice in the winter, solving a problem SRP has dealt with when creeks and rivers take on ice.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Rizo had an incredible comeback in finding a treasure in the sand after solving a puzzle.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Our narrator, a gay, happily married father of two disentangling himself from a poly love affair, is—depending on the light—brilliant, self-mythologizing, abject, hopeful, and vulnerable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Brittany Luse is joined by writer and journalist Ana Marie Cox to get into how people are disentangling alcohol from their lives, and the lessons she's learned as a recovering alcoholic.—
Veralyn Williams,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2025
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Fifty hours after Daniel Farke had been answering questions about Leeds United’s set-piece coaching, Joe Rodon buried a corner past Bournemouth’s Djordje Petrovic.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Grammy-winning artist ended up swapping Scarlet out for her 2018 project Amala before answering.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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The spending plans for general government and school aid were approved with unanimous bipartisan votes in conference committees charged with resolving differences between the House and Senate.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In February, Equity and the League reached a deal with the Broadway League on a new five-year Development Agreement, resolving an eight-month strike that prohibited Equity members’ participation in early stages of development work.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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James in particular had made no secret of his interest in potentially undoing the conservative bent of Fox and News Corp, and the settlement ensures that the status quo will remain.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Experts warn that undoing it could weaken national climate policy, with ripple effects felt in California.—
Chaewon Chung
Updated September 25,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The show, so far, has emphasized a clear-eyed approach to its subjects’ misdeeds, but also curiosity about untangling their psyches.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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This premiere has a lot to take care of, introducing new threats while untangling the messy fallout from the season finale.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Unraveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unraveling. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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