as in to unravel
to separate the various strands of
since the sweater is too small, you could ravel the yarn out and make something else with it
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However, his finances began to unravel in the late 2000s, largely due to heavy spending on real estate, rare collectibles and other high-cost purchases.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026 -
When the dreams start bleeding into real life, Charlie — who fancies himself an amateur detective — convinces his brother and friends to investigate Lorcan’s mysterious origins, a thread that soon unravels an entire secret fantasy world kept under wraps by the elders of the island.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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“Ravel (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravel%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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