as in untwisted
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as in straightened
to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls
uncurled the ribbon and flattened it out
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Adjective
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As torque decreases, the flexible shaft elastically moves back to its untwisted state and the blade pitch drops again.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 May 2025 -
Tight at first, a little funky when the screw cap is untwisted, this wine soon revels in its freedom and reveals juicy blackberry, boysenberry, cherry and raspberry flavors.—
Dave McIntyre,
Washington Post,
12 May 2022
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Meanwhile, Kardashian’s hair was slicked and tied into a bun in the back of her head, with a small section straightened and left out on the right.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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For generations, Black people have been told that our natural textures needed to be tamed, straightened, or hidden, and locs stood as both resistance and reclamation.—
Jailynn Tayor,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And all of that offers a certain salvation, a shelter of sorts from the unjustly brief and linear time we are given.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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However, all that premium content might not be enough to resolve the fundamental problems with the business models of legacy media companies like Paramount — namely, that linear broadcast and cable channels still account for as much as 80% of Paramount’s annual revenues.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Uncurled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncurled. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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