unclenches

verb

present tense third-person singular of unclench
as in unbuttons

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  1. unfurls
  2. unfolds
  3. unlocks
Verb
  • Waits unfurls a sad story over the course of the song, dropping details about an unnamed woman in red shoes who’s standing by the newsstand outside a pharmacy on a cold, rainy night.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Conversely, East of Eden unfurls its consideration of human nature and inheritance across multiple generations.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of unfurls
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  • As the vérité road trip unfolds, audiences discover Freddie’s own remarkable history.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This unsuspecting tidbit makes the onscreen conversation that unfolds between them even more tenderhearted.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of unfolds
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  • That upgrade unlocks a 40-core GPU and bumps the memory to 48GB.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Rigid donor unlocks potential new designs Although laboratory organic solar cells have now surpassed 20% power conversion efficiency, researchers have continued searching for ways to reduce voltage losses while maintaining photocurrent.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of unlocks
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“Unclenches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclenches. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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