as in unravels
to separate the various strands of
untwined his shoelaces
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unravels
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Bring Her Back unravels its disturbing secrets with nerve-wracking dread, relying more on ominous atmosphere than cheap jump scares.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026 -
The narrative unravels a web of dark, intersecting secrets within a residential building, catalyzed by the mysterious disappearance of a young boy on the winter solstice.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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“Untwines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untwines. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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