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as in unraveled
to separate the various strands of
untwisted the ball of thread
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Recent Examples of untwisted
Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Mar. 2026
Martin is described as a Black male, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing roughly 120 pounds, with untwisted dreadlocks.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
As torque decreases, the flexible shaft elastically moves back to its untwisted state and the blade pitch drops again.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2025
Tight at first, a little funky when the screw cap is untwisted, this wine soon revels in its freedom and reveals juicy blackberry, boysenberry, cherry and raspberry flavors.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 12 May 2022
And researchers note that twisted graphene’s superconductivity could still be exotic even if untwisted graphene’s isn’t.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2021
The singer and former Nickelodeon kid heads up a tepid romantic thriller that leaves no subplot untwisted.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2021
Adjective
First, the yarn is carded or broken down into untwisted fibers.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Mar. 2026
Martin is described as a Black male, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing roughly 120 pounds, with untwisted dreadlocks.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
As torque decreases, the flexible shaft elastically moves back to its untwisted state and the blade pitch drops again.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2025
Tight at first, a little funky when the screw cap is untwisted, this wine soon revels in its freedom and reveals juicy blackberry, boysenberry, cherry and raspberry flavors.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 12 May 2022
And researchers note that twisted graphene’s superconductivity could still be exotic even if untwisted graphene’s isn’t.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2021
The singer and former Nickelodeon kid heads up a tepid romantic thriller that leaves no subplot untwisted.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untwisted
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As a result, the friendship between Adams and Jefferson unraveled.—
Marianne Holdzkom,
The Conversation,
14 May 2026
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Read All About It OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand in the company’s trial with Elon Musk, sharing his account of how their once-close relationship unraveled.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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There is no guarantee their rebuild will take a linear upward trajectory.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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The company already offers measurement of outcomes and has been working to incorporate those efforts into Nielsen One, the system currently used to determine viewership of TV programs across linear and digital screens.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 May 2026
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“Untwisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untwisted. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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