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Recent Examples of untwist Lee spends his column untwisting Macron’s assertions. Drew Goins, Washington Post, 24 July 2024 Officer Henry cuffs one of his wrists, while Officer Fullerton untwists Mr. Feliciano from the sweatshirts at 11:49 p.m. Ainara Tiefenthäler, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024 The best part of this week's immunity challenge was not the fact that Carolyn could not figure out how to untwist herself from the muddy net and therefore resorted to a random series of yells and screams. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2023 The second-hour intrigue is sharp enough to hold your interest and the final bit of untwisting registers as near-perfect. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for untwist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untwist
unravel
Verb
  • Throughout Season 2, viewers have watched lead protagonist Colter Shaw, played by Justin Hartley, slowly unravel his family’s complicated dynamics and the mystery of his father’s death.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Brooks plays Eddie, a ghost from Jax’s past resurfaces, bringing with him a whirlwind of unresolved tension that threatens to unravel everything she’s worked so hard to build.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 May 2025

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“Untwist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untwist. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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