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or ravelling (out)
as in unraveling
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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unraveling
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Olivia Rodrigo has unveiled her unraveling.—
Andrea Dresdale,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Having these properties taken away without recourse is effectively unraveling generations of effort.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Raveling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raveling%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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