Unfold
Work
Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
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Both words in one sentence
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For that plan to work, everything would have had to unfold exactly as it does in the game.
Source: Gambit Roulette -
Gambit Roulette: For Mathias' plan to work, everything would have had to unfold exactly as planned.
- The plan will almost always work out (mostly due to the humor of seeing the whole absurd thing unfold), and things only go wrong when they're betrayed by the movie's real Big Bad... followed by another Zany Scheme to get back at him.
Source: Unspoken Plan Guarantee
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Work and Unfold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/unfold/work
Unfold & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/unfold/work>.
Work or Unfold. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/unfold/work.
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