as in unravels
to separate the various strands of
if you want the scarf to be perfect, you're going to have to unweave the last three inches and fix the mistake
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When the footage from a celebrated 1996 first-contact expedition in the Amazon resurfaces decades later, a triumphant story of discovery unravels into a reckoning with colonialism, documentary ethics, and the lasting impact on the Korubo people.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026 -
Coherence unravels strange events and disturbing moments that are sure to thrill.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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“Unweaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unweaves. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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