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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
If Hamas doesn't disarm—or Israel resumes its bombings of Gaza—the entire peace plan risks unraveling.
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Everything at work suddenly seems to be unraveling, especially with annoying Douglas blowing bubbles everywhere and distracting Doris when Ron’s trying to get footage to document her hip problem and the risk of an unsafe chair.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Kickbacks detailed in court records Perhaps one of the most challenging aspects of unraveling Gatlin’s web of fraudulent charges for investigators and Foundation officials was determining the validity of charges.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
The Global Profile After winning the Nobel Prize for her searing portraits of the Soviet world unraveling, Svetlana Alexievich worries about the revival of its violent, anti-democratic ways.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
With Jackson recovering, the team has turned to Cooper Rush to attempt to keep the team's season from unraveling.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists – two of them American and one Japanese – for unraveling how the immune system protects us from thousands of different microbes trying to invade our bodies.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
The Oscar-winning actress stars as Grace, a mother living in Montana who begins to show signs of postpartum psychosis, her mental distress unraveling her relationship with Jackson (Robert Pattinson).
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2025
The more veteran pop singer’s relationship with touring began unraveling long before the collaboration was released in 2020.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Bobby Ghosh, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Everything at work suddenly seems to be unraveling, especially with annoying Douglas blowing bubbles everywhere and distracting Doris when Ron’s trying to get footage to document her hip problem and the risk of an unsafe chair.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Kickbacks detailed in court records Perhaps one of the most challenging aspects of unraveling Gatlin’s web of fraudulent charges for investigators and Foundation officials was determining the validity of charges.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
The Global Profile After winning the Nobel Prize for her searing portraits of the Soviet world unraveling, Svetlana Alexievich worries about the revival of its violent, anti-democratic ways.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
With Jackson recovering, the team has turned to Cooper Rush to attempt to keep the team's season from unraveling.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists – two of them American and one Japanese – for unraveling how the immune system protects us from thousands of different microbes trying to invade our bodies.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
The Oscar-winning actress stars as Grace, a mother living in Montana who begins to show signs of postpartum psychosis, her mental distress unraveling her relationship with Jackson (Robert Pattinson).
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2025
The more veteran pop singer’s relationship with touring began unraveling long before the collaboration was released in 2020.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unraveling
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Al-Omari is uneasy about signs that Arab unity on disarmament is already fraying.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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But already the controls are fraying.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Those experiences gave him a respect for precision, process, and real-world problem solving.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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In Season 1, Gillory was a janitor at the LAPD but become a full-time consultant after solving a murder case and impressing everyone with her IQ of 160.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
13 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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In the facility, Kordia spends her days reading, praying, writing in her journal, and answering letters of support.—
Aida Alami,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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While respondents typically react to the latest news when answering polls, because that's what's accessible in their memories, voters often snap back to their usual partisanship by the time the election rolls around.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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And attempts at resolving the issue have so far failed.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
14 Oct. 2025
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Departments reported resolving 20% of calls using drones, without sending police in patrol cars to scenes, according to the company.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Washington’s roster has been ravaged by injuries this season, essentially undoing many of Peters’ offseason moves.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
17 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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With this storage bag, there’ll be no more digging through drawers or untangling ribbons.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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The album was heralded as Lorde’s most personal project to date, with the singer examining and untangling gender roles, body image issues and her sexuality.—
Lyndsey Havens,
Billboard,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Unraveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unraveling. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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