untangle

Example Sentences

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Could it be untangled or reorganized in some way to create another meaning or point in a direction?

From Literature

Dating and relationship coach Kate Mansfield says casual relationships often have less serious life stuff to untangle, so the transition into friendship can be smoother.

From BBC

At the same time, they spread in different ways and can cause very different symptoms, making their evolutionary paths difficult to untangle.

From Science Daily

To reduce the growing problem of plastic waste, researchers are trying to untangle how plastic travels from where it is used on land to where it ultimately ends up in the ocean.

From Science Daily

Ongoing research is working to untangle how proteins, inflammation, neural signaling, and malfunctioning brain cells contribute to these disorders.

From Science Daily