as in unraveling
to separate the various strands of
unsnarled the fishing lines
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unraveling
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On the doorstep of a pivotal, final week and with its season in serious danger of unraveling, USC basketball’s leading scorer has been dismissed from the program.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026 -
As clever as the king, Penelope sits at her loom each night unraveling the day’s work.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Unsnarling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsnarling. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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