as in unravels
to separate the various strands of
untwined his shoelaces
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unravels
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At the center of the Apple TV show is Coop, played by Jon Hamm, a hedge fund manager whose life unravels quickly.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2026 -
But as soon as one flagellar motor reverses direction and starts rotating clockwise, the bundle falls apart; the reverse-twirling filament unravels the braid and puts the cell’s flagellar motors at cross-purposes, kicking the cell around.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Untwines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untwines. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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