unknotting

Definition of unknottingnext
present participle of unknot
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Verb
  • There's nothing like an evening spent unwinding with friends around a fire pit.
    Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Policymakers should be focused on unwinding this deeply flawed legacy, not doubling down on it.
    Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Keeping mandates, but with a new exemption On the legislative front, there was little progress on undoing mandates during the regular winter session.
    Kerry Sheridan, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Democrats’ narrower-than-expected but still-decisive win in Tuesday’s plebiscite undoing the commonwealth’s own truce may or may not be the end of it.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Unknotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unknotting. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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