unzip
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Scientists have long suggested tectonic plates could unzip like this.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 9, 2024
But when Arabidopsis seedlings sense they're under attack, special enzymes called RNA helicases are produced that unzip the hairpins so the ribosomes can pass through and continue scanning along the mRNA molecule.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2023
“Even the basic mechanics of going to the bathroom and being able to unzip your pants instead of taking the entire onesie off and having your arms drag on the floor is meaningful.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
When I finally get home and unzip my suitcase, I inhale a cloud of cardamom.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2022
I unzip my sample collection bag and scoop straws into the bag until I have enough to filter water for our entire lives.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
She unzips a cloth pouch of ground tobacco leaf mixed with sage and cedar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
Replication in prokaryotes starts from a sequence of nucleotides on the chromosome called the origin of replication—the point at which the DNA opens up or unzips.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
"It is like he just unzips his head and let's everything fall on the table. That is no way to run an economy," thundered Mr Morrison.
From BBC ● May 19, 2022
“Some people hate what I wear, some people praise it,” she continued as she unzips an oversized black hoodie.
From Fox News ● May 27, 2020
She swings her backpack around and unzips the smallest pouch, pulling out her car keys.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Hailey Bieber modeled it with an unzipped jacket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Stone wore a sequined gold jumpsuit, unzipped to the bottom of his chest, with a matching shiny cape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
I slowly unzipped the tent door, poked my head out and saw it: a lone bison head-butting a picnic table, lifting one end into the air with alarming ease.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
Determined to finish slurry-spreading on the family's Donemana farm, he was checking how the tank was filling when his unzipped coat was caught in fast-moving machinery.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
Sitting at the foot of her bed, she unzipped her backpack and pulled out the shoebox she’d saved from her old house.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
The actress and crew are seen unzipping the black bags and pulling out dozens of bras, which are then tied together and thrown over parts of the structure.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
Huntington Beach junior lifeguards volunteered at the event, according to a news release from the center, unzipping the cages on the beach to allow the birds to waddle out to shore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
According to Chen, the effect was visible under the microscope and looked like unzipping a zipper.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024
Coffey, the security expert, hides his tracker by unzipping the inner lining, and taping it under a flap of fabric.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
Hannah nods, unzipping her backpack and handing a couple of key chains to the guy.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
