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as in frayed
to separate the various strands of
it took us forever to unravel the jumbled mass of Christmas tree lights
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as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning
unraveled the mystery
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Recent Examples of unraveled
The stranger-than-fiction saga of the Murdaugh family — the Southern legal dynasty unraveled by double murder and massive financial fraud — is heading back to the courtroom for a high-stakes do-over.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Now that the deal has unraveled, eyes are also on the future.
—Footwear News, 22 May 2026
The relationship unraveled last summer.
—Brian Maass, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The game slowly unraveled for Miami, with Atlanta chipping away at its deficit.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
As a result, the friendship between Adams and Jefferson unraveled.
—Marianne Holdzkom, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
Read All About It OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand in the company’s trial with Elon Musk, sharing his account of how their once-close relationship unraveled.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Murdaugh was disbarred in 2022 after the case unraveled criminal allegations and a fall from grace.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Their deaths triggered the investigation that ultimately unraveled Alex Murdaugh’s financial crimes and led to dozens of additional charges unrelated to the murders.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Now that the deal has unraveled, eyes are also on the future.
—Footwear News, 22 May 2026
The relationship unraveled last summer.
—Brian Maass, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The game slowly unraveled for Miami, with Atlanta chipping away at its deficit.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
As a result, the friendship between Adams and Jefferson unraveled.
—Marianne Holdzkom, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
Read All About It OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand in the company’s trial with Elon Musk, sharing his account of how their once-close relationship unraveled.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Murdaugh was disbarred in 2022 after the case unraveled criminal allegations and a fall from grace.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Their deaths triggered the investigation that ultimately unraveled Alex Murdaugh’s financial crimes and led to dozens of additional charges unrelated to the murders.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unraveled
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In recent years, that moral and political alignment has frayed.—
Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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Dalton and Bhaskaran left the edges rough and frayed along the hem and through the cutaway sections, keeping the dress from reading as straight princess fantasy despite the color and scale.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
16 May 2026
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Many Models For Taste, Not One All of which is why Ansari doubts that taste will be solved by a single layer bolted onto a foundation model.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The problem was eventually solved by adding a small isolation switch that disconnects the system whenever new code is uploaded.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
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So, when companies answered calls to return to the office as the pandemic eased, Reinhart decided the four-day workweek would become a permanent fixture for the company.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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So, there are a lot of questions surrounding him, some of which were answered at the NBA Draft Combine.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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Veterinarians then assessed whether Meatloaf could be safely disentangled in the water or needed to be brought in for further care, Jaros said.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Provocative journalist and interviewer of the powerful There were those for whom art could not be disentangled from life, whose creations, often read as confessions, were intrinsically connected to their identities.—
Amisha Padnani,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Residents should know whether streets are being cleaned, permits are being processed, housing is being built, or encampments are being resolved.—
Adam Miller,
Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Officials said the crisis remains anything but resolved, with a chemical tank still in danger of exploding.—
Andrew Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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He has not been smoothed by the sandpaper of Washington just yet.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2026
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His expression smoothed itself out.—
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Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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“Unraveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unraveled. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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