unfurl
verb
un·furl
ˌən-ˈfər(-ə)l 
unfurled; unfurling; unfurls
: to release from a furled state
unfurled the sails
: to open out from or as if from a furled state : unfold
The flowers are starting to unfurl.
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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Its flowers unfurl repeatedly from mid-summer until fall.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
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Kendall Albright, 30, helped unfurl the giant flag at Soldier Field during pre-game introductions.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
The decline in capacity at state facilities unfurled as a spate of local hospitals across the country shuttered their psychiatric units, which disproportionately serve patients with Medicaid or who are uninsured.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
Kendall Albright, 30, helped unfurl the giant flag at Soldier Field during pre-game introductions.
—Sara MacHi, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
The kilted and tartan-clad bagpiper played his welcome as a red carpet unfurled at track 19 of Edinburgh’s Waverley Station.
—Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Unfurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfurl. Accessed 27 Dec. 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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