unlays

verb

present tense third-person singular of unlay
as in unravels
to separate the various strands of our tour guide at the maritime museum showed us how sailors used to unlay rope

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  • Defense unravels late The Dodgers widened their lead to two runs but gave it up in the eighth on a pair of errors, including one on a sacrifice bunt.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Currently nearing picture lock, the feature is set and shot in Liverpool and sees McQueen play Chloe, a once promising young actress whose reality unravels within a vicious circle of addiction, violation and violence.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 July 2026
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