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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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Neatly contained in its slim plastic tube, the shammy waited patiently to be unfurled after summer team practice, during the all-out race from the freezing outdoor pool to the heated sanctuary of the locker room showers.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 8 Nov. 2025
The cords gave way, unfurling in one dazzling thrust the release of the entire Fence.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
According to Explore Fairbanks, the local tourism board, streamers of light unfurl over the interior Alaskan city an average of 240 nights per year.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Unfurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfurl. Accessed 12 Nov. 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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