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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbuttoning
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The florist-by-trade gestures behind her to hundreds of flowers contained in buckets — blue thistles, ivory anemones and calla lilies painted silver — all twisted and unfurling into the air.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026 -
On May 20, 2025, Joslin and a group of activists climbed up one-third of El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite monolith in Yosemite Park, unfurling a large Transgender flag and hanging it along the mountainside for approximately two hours.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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The foundation said that besides Lee's 911 call, at least four other 911 calls were made by others that day, including from her husband and people who saw parts of the crime unfolding -- but that communication failures and other issues prevented help from being sent.—
DAVID FISCHER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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But the unfolding story also reveals a grown child from McGee's past that even the proud family man didn't know about.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Unbuttoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbuttoning. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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