unfurl
verb
un·furl
ˌən-ˈfər(-ə)l 
unfurled; unfurling; unfurls
: to release from a furled state
: to open out from or as if from a furled state : unfold
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Examples of unfurl in a Sentence
after the protestors had unfurled their banner, it stretched from one side of the visitors' gallery to the other
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Considered the world’s largest urban forest, Tijuca National Park unfurls like a green blanket across 40 square kilometers, more than enough space to accommodate Julieta.
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Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
But specific, honest writing can help dislodge these oversimplifications and illuminate instead the scores of stories that don’t necessarily unfurl as expected.
—Ilana Masad, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2023
As the event wound down, a group unfurled a long scroll of paper listing more than 8,000 names of Palestinians who protesters said have been killed in the conflict.
—Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
Looking west from the dirt parking lot out front unfurled a view of the famous skyline, growing richer every year with new towers disappearing into the fog.
—Albert Samaha, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2023
Researchers believe unfurling the bots at different times will allow for greater areas of distribution, and at just 25 milliseconds to initiate folding, the timing can be extremely precise.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Sep. 2023
The Valley unfurls below, ensconced in late afternoon haze.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
The horror unfurled on Friday morning at Gambetta-Carnot, a large public school in the city’s center.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Passages is a movie that unfurls with each scene like a petal peeling back to reveal little despairs and grand desires — the brilliant hues of an adulthood well lived.
—Vulture, 17 Oct. 2023
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Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
But specific, honest writing can help dislodge these oversimplifications and illuminate instead the scores of stories that don’t necessarily unfurl as expected.
—Ilana Masad, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2023
As the event wound down, a group unfurled a long scroll of paper listing more than 8,000 names of Palestinians who protesters said have been killed in the conflict.
—Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
Looking west from the dirt parking lot out front unfurled a view of the famous skyline, growing richer every year with new towers disappearing into the fog.
—Albert Samaha, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2023
Researchers believe unfurling the bots at different times will allow for greater areas of distribution, and at just 25 milliseconds to initiate folding, the timing can be extremely precise.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Sep. 2023
The Valley unfurls below, ensconced in late afternoon haze.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
The horror unfurled on Friday morning at Gambetta-Carnot, a large public school in the city’s center.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Passages is a movie that unfurls with each scene like a petal peeling back to reveal little despairs and grand desires — the brilliant hues of an adulthood well lived.
—Vulture, 17 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1641, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Unfurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfurl. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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unfurl
verb
un·furl
ˌən-ˈfər(-ə)l
: to loose from a furled state : open or spread : unfold
unfurl sails
unfurl a flag
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