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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
Florida State has unraveled in the past three weeks and doesn’t look like team that handled Alabama in Week 1.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
What began as a shocking violation soon unraveled into something far darker.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Yet a number of former officials involved in past Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiations, including the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Oslo Accords that ultimately unraveled in the following years, feel Trump is closer than ever to securing the award.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Mitchell’s injury embodied the string that unraveled the entire secondary.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Illinois was a winnable game in spite of the injuries that USC dealt with, but everything unraveled in the fourth quarter due to a pass interference penalty and play-calling that might have been too aggressive.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
The story of a Louisville man charged in connection to the murder of his fiancée had not fully unraveled when he was acquitted in 1991.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
His facade unraveled in late 1957 when a local hardware store owner went missing, leading authorities to Gein's door.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The three of us kids quickly unraveled, laughing uncontrollably.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
What began as a shocking violation soon unraveled into something far darker.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Yet a number of former officials involved in past Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiations, including the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Oslo Accords that ultimately unraveled in the following years, feel Trump is closer than ever to securing the award.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Mitchell’s injury embodied the string that unraveled the entire secondary.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Illinois was a winnable game in spite of the injuries that USC dealt with, but everything unraveled in the fourth quarter due to a pass interference penalty and play-calling that might have been too aggressive.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
The story of a Louisville man charged in connection to the murder of his fiancée had not fully unraveled when he was acquitted in 1991.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
His facade unraveled in late 1957 when a local hardware store owner went missing, leading authorities to Gein's door.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The three of us kids quickly unraveled, laughing uncontrollably.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unraveled
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Many preventative care services are covered, at least partially, by insurance thanks to the Affordable Care Act, but experts say that net of protection has frayed over the years.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
8 Oct. 2025
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The roots frayed with nowhere to go.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Simply put, there are complex problems that cannot be solved by classical computers, such as simulating molecules for drug discovery and materials science and optimizing large-scale systems in finance and logistics.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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But a handful of late-season wins over that lineup of opponents wouldn’t have solved the problems or provided a substantive launch point for next season.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Due to the loss, the team has now dropped to 4-2 on the season and there are a lot of questions that need to be answered.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Redford also answered some questions in a phone interview Thursday.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Those lawsuits continued for decades, resolved in part with $12 million settlements both for prisoners and for the families of Attica prison-employees and hostages.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Many of the thorniest issues – including whether Hamas will lay down its arms, and who will govern Gaza – are yet to be resolved.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The palate is rich with leather, oak, and dark fruit, smoothed by brown sugar and lifted by cherry brightness.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Crow’s feet are smoothed with the winch of a hair elastic.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Unraveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unraveled. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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