untwisting

verb

present participle of untwist
as in unraveling
to separate the various strands of untwisted the ball of thread

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Recent Examples of untwisting 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
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unraveling
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  • But that version of events, reported by some news outlets, began unraveling when bystander videos contradicted accounts painting the immigrant as a villain, the officers as victims.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Think of Jackie Cogan rejecting American exceptionalism in Killing Them Softly, Patrick Bateman’s unraveling mind in American Psycho, or Justine readily accepting the end of the world in Melancholia.
    — The Editors, Vulture, 17 July 2026
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“Untwisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untwisting. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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