unweaving

verb

present participle of unweave
as in unraveling
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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unraveling
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  • Starring Zhang Yi, Ma Li, and Chen Minghao alongside Karry Wang, Fan Chengcheng, and Chen Feiyu, the multi-decade narrative charts a veteran public security officer unraveling major historical cases based on real events.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Shortly after, Iran attacked commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz, unraveling the precarious cease-fire the country had struck with the United States three months earlier.
    — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of unraveling
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“Unweaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unweaving. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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