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View definitions for unfurl

unfurl

verb as in unroll

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verb as in spread out

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But it does push the limits of belief when a tale that supposedly unfurls over four years in Hawkins takes nearly a decade to complete.

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Once unfurled, it holds up in anything short of a gale.

She takes out a bright orange rope, unfurls it in midair, and tosses it around the monster’s neck.

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She counted on three fingers, unfurling each in turn like a claw.

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Her fingers unfurled dangerously, like the slow unsheathing of claws.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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