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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And Tony Day is the key to unraveling that plot and Sweetpea’s got the bit between her teeth.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026 -
By 2017, her private life was unraveling amid family tensions, abusive coaching and hidden trauma.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Unweaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unweaving. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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