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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspooling
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Across Silicon Valley, the era of unlimited perks is quietly unwinding.
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Gold saw its largest quarterly decline in 13 years, further unwinding last year's monster run.
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So when a diabetic patient develops gastroparesis, untangling whether the drug or the disease is responsible is genuinely difficult.
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Navy excels at untangling human emotions and picking through them without being didactic or moralistic.
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The deal that built the modern internet is quietly unraveling, and most business leaders have not noticed yet.
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The center was designed as a hub for change, but as that change is debated and celebrated, the retail fabric that longtime residents have relied on is quietly unraveling.
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In a feat of precision physics, researchers from Cornell and Stanford Universities have filmed atoms twisting and untwisting in perfect sync, a choreography that unfolds in just a trillionth of a second.
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The fundamental goal of the 1787 Constitution was to establish a republican form of government — and that meant disentangling the traditional powers of the monarch and placing them in different branches of government.
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Embedded in a patriarchal family within an oppressive society, Mrie faces the challenge of disentangling herself from both.
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“Unspooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspooling. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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