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uncoil

[uhn-koil] / ʌnˈkɔɪl /








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There is fundamental pent-up demand for home improvement that should uncoil as housing turnover improves.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Slamming her feet down on the springboard, Biles compresses the springs that then uncoil and transfer energy back into her body as she reaches up and backward for the vault table.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

Had I said, "I love you"? I will never be able to uncoil that memory from my brain.

From Salon • May 2, 2023

As they are beaten, the proteins in egg whites uncoil, trapping air in tiny bubbles.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2022

My stomach is twisted into a knot that might never uncoil.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton