as in straightening
to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls
uncurled the ribbon and flattened it out
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straightening
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The 60-year-old had permed her hair every six weeks for 30 years before realizing that chemically straightening her hair had become a time-consuming and self-imposed obligation.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
29 May 2026 -
Beran shed a few tears in her office before wiping her eyes with a tissue, straightening her shoulders and heading into the hallway.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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“Uncurling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncurling. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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