unravel
verb (used with object)
to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
have unraveled
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present perfectof unravel.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Zscaler has been tapped as a favorite cybersecurity stock by some analysts, but investor optimism seems to have unraveled Wednesday after the company’s outlook for revenue in the current quarter fell short of expectations.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Anthropic and Andon said Claudius might have unraveled because its context window filled up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
A series of Times reports in recent years have unraveled a haunting history of how the nation’s largest manufacturer of DDT had once dumped its waste at sea, just off the coast of Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
Ever advancing DNA sequencing techniques have unraveled evolutionary relationships in many other species.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 31, 2024
It so happens—though I was too modest to mention it prematurely—that I have unraveled this complication.
From The Evil Genius by Wilkie Collins
