Off the shores of Newfoundland, Canada, an ecosystem is unraveling at the hands (or pincers) of an invasive crab.
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Unraveling
Synonyms for "unraveling" (83 found)
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Closest matches (17)
accomplishmentanswerascertainmentbreaking outclearingclearing upcrackingdeciphermentdecodingdenouement
Noun(7 words)
Strong matches (25)
Noun(11 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (41)
freeinginterpretationissueoutcomereasonreleasingresolutionresolvingresultriddlingsolutionsolvingsorting outunknottingunriddlingunscramblingunsnarlingunspinninguntanglinguntwisting
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Noun(16 words)
Verb(1 words)
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More general
16 entriesanalysiscollapseconceptual propertyconditiondetachmentdeteriorationdiagnosisdisassemblyexplanationexplanatory attributefabric conditionprocessstate of affairssystemic conditiontextile stateundoing
More specific
28 entriesconspiracy unravelingeconomic unravelingfabric frayingfabric unravelingfraying fibersgradual clarificationinstitutional collapseinstitutional unravelingknot undoingloose threadsmechanism elucidationplan unravelingprocess mappingprogressive solutionproject derailmentroot cause analysis
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Collocations
16 entriesfabric unravelingthread unravelingunraveling fabricunraveling knotunraveling mechanismunraveling mysteryunraveling narrativeunraveling of cluesunraveling planunraveling problemunraveling processunraveling situationunraveling threadunraveling threadsunraveling yarnyarn unraveling
Inflections
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4 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The roll of toilet paper hit the ground and began rolling, unraveling along the way.
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Carlos has a talent for unraveling the intricacies of complex mathematical problems.
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Tom might be unraveling.
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