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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

But these are also young wines, and the more ambitious among them will benefit from aging five to 10 years to allow these complexities to uncoil while mellowing the rippling acidity.

From New York Times • May 3, 2018

“No. That’s not why. You chose the name Fern because you loved the way ferns uncoil from fronds, like a dancer.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy