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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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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 -
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
Verb
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Aguilera updated the hairdo for her Instagram photoshoot, wearing it fully straightened with piece-y fringe.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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The tension disappeared, and the fiber straightened again.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The linear blooms provide a contrast in form to rounded roses, while the foliage brings airy texture.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Jean is an enthralling account of an artist learning to be less precious about linear healing and emotions that don’t lend themselves to that process.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Uncurled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncurled. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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