unravel
Example Sentences
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Generations follow fixed cycles roughly every 20 years, they claimed, and move through four stages of evolution: “the high,” “the awakening,” “the unraveling” and “the crisis.”
From Salon
His fortunes unraveled not long after when investigators witnessed him on his property engaging in “heavy physical activity,” according to the Sacramento County D.A.’s office.
From Los Angeles Times
Anthropic and Andon said Claudius might have unraveled because its context window filled up.
It will be far less costly than the alternative, which is a slow unraveling of the trans-Atlantic partnership.
The lie itself was shocking, but what might be even more interesting is the sweet satisfaction that comes when it unravels.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
