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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
In 2013, Omnicom and Publicis struck a deal to merge, but the agreement unraveled months later over disputes over which management group would oversee a combined entity.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
The Eagles unraveled last December and were stunned in the first round of the playoffs, then released him for salary cap reasons, leading him to sign with the Chicago Bears.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
After a chaotic few hours in which South Korea’s political elites and military seemed utterly confused, the coup unraveled.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
While a fragile ceasefire was reached last week in Lebanon, truce talks backed by President Joe Biden's administration in Gaza have repeatedly unraveled.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
In July, the state’s case nearly unraveled when the original trial judge was removed after holding a private meeting with prosecutors and a star witness that failed to include members of the defense.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
The night unraveled into a drunken game of William Tell, with Vollmer daring her husband to shoot a whiskey glass off the top of her head.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Dec. 2024
Well, things have unraveled at USC to the point where the infamous Clay Helton era, in retrospect, is starting to look half-decent.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
And that’s where the game unraveled.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Nov. 2024
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
The Eagles unraveled last December and were stunned in the first round of the playoffs, then released him for salary cap reasons, leading him to sign with the Chicago Bears.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
After a chaotic few hours in which South Korea’s political elites and military seemed utterly confused, the coup unraveled.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
While a fragile ceasefire was reached last week in Lebanon, truce talks backed by President Joe Biden's administration in Gaza have repeatedly unraveled.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
In July, the state’s case nearly unraveled when the original trial judge was removed after holding a private meeting with prosecutors and a star witness that failed to include members of the defense.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
The night unraveled into a drunken game of William Tell, with Vollmer daring her husband to shoot a whiskey glass off the top of her head.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Dec. 2024
Well, things have unraveled at USC to the point where the infamous Clay Helton era, in retrospect, is starting to look half-decent.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
And that’s where the game unraveled.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Unraveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unraveled. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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