as in to unravel
to separate the various strands of
untwisted the ball of thread
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Recent Examples of untwist
Lee spends his column untwisting Macron’s assertions.
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Drew Goins, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Officer Henry cuffs one of his wrists, while Officer Fullerton untwists Mr. Feliciano from the sweatshirts at 11:49 p.m.
—Ainara Tiefenthäler, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The second-hour intrigue is sharp enough to hold your interest and the final bit of untwisting registers as near-perfect.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
The best part of this week's immunity challenge was not the fact that Carolyn could not figure out how to untwist herself from the muddy net and therefore resorted to a random series of yells and screams.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2023
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Drew Goins, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Officer Henry cuffs one of his wrists, while Officer Fullerton untwists Mr. Feliciano from the sweatshirts at 11:49 p.m.
—Ainara Tiefenthäler, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
The second-hour intrigue is sharp enough to hold your interest and the final bit of untwisting registers as near-perfect.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
The best part of this week's immunity challenge was not the fact that Carolyn could not figure out how to untwist herself from the muddy net and therefore resorted to a random series of yells and screams.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untwist
unravel
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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
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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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“Untwist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untwist. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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