unspooling

verb

present participle of unspool
as in uncoiling

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  1. unwinding
  2. untangling
  3. unraveling
  4. untwisting
  5. disentangling
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  • The company has also been deliberate in unwinding its previous reliance on legacy franchises, such as the Dunk and Air Force 1 shoes.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Memphis Grizzlies are starting a new era this season after the franchise spent the last year unwinding its last one.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of unwinding
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  • Drop it onto its magnetic base station when you're done playing, and never worry about untangling dead wires again.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
  • With power out to multiple customers, Duquesne Light crews also had their hands full, tasked with untangling the multiple fallen wires, some of which were ripped from buildings.
    — Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of untangling
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  • The research has started unraveling the pathways that lead to behavior and disease.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Now, the task of unraveling the case will fall to the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, who was appointed as a special prosecutor.
    — Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of unraveling
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  • In a feat of precision physics, researchers from Cornell and Stanford Universities have filmed atoms twisting and untwisting in perfect sync, a choreography that unfolds in just a trillionth of a second.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2025
Definition of untwisting
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  • Cutting Iran off completely from the UAE could deal a serious blow to the Islamic Republic’s economy — but experts say disentangling the pair’s commercial ties could prove difficult.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • New characters and backstory details are dropped in before existing loose ends are tied up, resulting in unclear motivations and convoluted layers of subplot that, ultimately, do not prove relevant enough to have been worth disentangling.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of disentangling
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“Unspooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspooling. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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