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• v  become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
  unravel the thread
• v  disentangle
  can you unravel the mystery?
• v  become undone
  the sweater unraveled

• In the latest book, Reacher is reunited with his elite team of former Army investigators to unravel a brutal conspiracy that is killing off his old buddies.
• As investigators unravel the plot, here's what the attacks reveal about how al-Qaeda operates today and why the bombings may be a sign of things to come.
• Arianna had signed on for the part of the revolution that wanted to unravel the social safety net and replace it with faith-based programs.

• unknot
• unscramble
• untangle
• unpick
• ravel
• ravel out
• run

• ravel
• knot

News & Articles

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• Democrats Fret About WH Scandals: ‘Not Sure’ Obama ‘Has This Totally Under Control’
  Democrats in Congress are expressing their concern that President Barack Obama and his administration’s previously effective crisis management techniques are no longer assuaging public concerns. After more than a month of successive scandals, the image the president actively cultivated as being reliably cool under pressure is beginning to unravel. Some Democrats told POLITICO that they do not ...
  June 12, 2013 - Mediaite
• Spanish Fork police try to unravel murder-suicide mystery
  Spanish Fork police try to unravel murder-suicide mystery by Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 12, 2013 06:30AM MDT Spanish Fork police Tuesday were trying to unravel the mystery of what may have led Bryson Drew, by all accounts a gentle and loving father, to kill his toddler son and then himself. Police Lt. Matthew R. Johnson said investigators initially have found no evidence of ...
  June 11, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
• Feds pursue Manhattan art dealer suspected of smuggling
  Agents seize art from a Madison Avenue gallery owner, saying evidence could unravel the biggest antiquities smuggling network identified since the 1990s. Federal agents have seized an estimated $100 million in art over the last two years from a prominent Manhattan antiquities dealer they describe as one of the most prolific antiquities smugglers in the world.        
  June 11, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

Quotes

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• Brian Cashman in SI.com
  Joe Girardi is without question the right man for the job, and I look forward to working with him and watching his abilities unravel over the course of the next three years and, hopefully, longer,Cashman said.
• Condoleezza Rice in International Herald Tribune
  That is really an agreement that we cannot afford to let unravel,Rice said.