unspooling

verb

present participle of unspool
as in uncoiling

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  1. unwinding
  2. untangling
  3. unraveling
  4. untwisting
  5. disentangling
Verb
  • The amenity spread includes a sauna and cold plunge, which Pine probably could have used for unwinding after dealing with any local Trekkies.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 14 July 2026
  • Several Wall Street trading desks warned this week that the Hynix offering could be a catalyst for further unwinding and profit-taking in the memory sector.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of unwinding
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  • Researchers will spend years untangling the two, and policymakers will be reading corridor numbers that mean less every quarter.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Mike walked up and down the boat, untangling lines, re-tying lures, and helping anyone who needed it.
    — Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
Definition of untangling
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  • This ambiguity doesn’t feel entirely intentional, but at least Paksoy’s performance makes her character’s unraveling feel nervy and thrillingly palpable.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • Latvia’s Ostapenko is playing with less pressure, but is just as prone to unraveling on court as Sabalenka has been of late.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of unraveling
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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
Definition of untwisting
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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
  • 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
Definition of disentangling
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