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untwists

verb

present tense third-person singular of untwist
as in unravels
to separate the various strands of untwisted the ball of thread

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  • The other significant alteration made to the Chabrol source material is that, while Minotaur is mostly seen through the husband’s perspective, Zvyagintsev allows Galina to advocate for herself directly, to say her piece before everything unravels.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Interrupted by power outages, a relentlessly barking dog and the unexpected arrival of a celebrated composer, the conversation steadily unravels.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
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“Untwists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untwists. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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