as in untwisted
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as in straightened
to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls
the new highway will largely unbend that twisting path that the old road used to follow
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Adjective
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First, the yarn is carded or broken down into untwisted fibers.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Martin is described as a Black male, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing roughly 120 pounds, with untwisted dreadlocks.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Raised during the early years of integration following the Civil Rights Movement, many older Black women learned to view straightened hair as a way to navigate predominantly white schools, workplaces, and social spaces more safely.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
29 May 2026
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Her long auburn lengths were styled in a side part and straightened.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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While their love story has not been linear, taking breaks on and off over the last two decades, the two are now engaged and set to be married in September.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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But progress has been difficult and non-linear.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
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“Unbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbent. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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