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
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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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Others, clad in gray prison uniforms, climbed onto the roofs of buses to wave at the crowds and unfurl the Hamas flag.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
As my children both turned toward me, puzzled at my silence, the last three decades unfurled.
—Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
The slender aspens unfurl golden banners against the dark wall of evergreens.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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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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