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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Buehler unfurled 10 scoreless innings with 13 strikeouts during last year’s NLCS and World Series.
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Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
All of the elements unfurl as Nasard makes steady progress on a turnaround at Swarovski, which found itself in financial difficulty after the pandemic, bringing him on board in 2022 as the first non-family CEO of the company.
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Alma is a victim of her own quest for love, and pieces of information about her past that might inform her reaction to Maggie’s claims unfurl in dribs throughout the movie.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Designed by Bjarke Ingels, the 133-meter-tall skyscraper features hundreds of cascading concrete balconies elegantly unfurling across its curved facade, offering sweeping views across the topography of the city.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2025
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Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
All of the elements unfurl as Nasard makes steady progress on a turnaround at Swarovski, which found itself in financial difficulty after the pandemic, bringing him on board in 2022 as the first non-family CEO of the company.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Alma is a victim of her own quest for love, and pieces of information about her past that might inform her reaction to Maggie’s claims unfurl in dribs throughout the movie.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Designed by Bjarke Ingels, the 133-meter-tall skyscraper features hundreds of cascading concrete balconies elegantly unfurling across its curved facade, offering sweeping views across the topography of the city.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Unfurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfurl. Accessed 9 Sep. 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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