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unfurl

[uhn-furl] / ʌnˈfɜrl /
VERB
unroll
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Alternating every two or three chapters, Ms. Seve and the actor Caleb Teaupa unfurl a blood- and brine-soaked epic set in and around the islands of long-ago Polynesia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Geopolitical events will unfurl as we watch from afar.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

It fed his compulsive desire to play, particularly in the fast formats at which he excelled, and gave him a platform to unfurl his layered understanding of the game.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2025

The lovestruck theme continues on Opalite, whose breezy chords and Abba-esque harmonies unfurl like a blossoming romance; and Wi$h Li$t, where Swift extricates herself from the Hollywood pack for a life of domestic bliss.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

About a month later, after they've gained up to eight feet in height, the large, flat disk that is the flower will unfurl.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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