as in straightens
to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls
uncurled the ribbon and flattened it out
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Multi-Styler dries and straightens curly hair in minutes without multiple passes.—
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Her posture straightens, her breathing evens.—
Reylee Billingsley,
AZCentral.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Uncurls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncurls. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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