as in to expand
to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area
after the protestors had unfurled their banner, it stretched from one side of the visitors' gallery to the other
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Recent Examples of unfurl
The panoramic view from the first launch point is unbeatable, though the eight acres of dazzling protea blooms that unfurl below nearly steal the show.
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Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Reblooming hydrangeas are part of the bigleaf group, but many of the reblooming types don’t unfurl a sizeable flush of flowers until summer.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
Feet slammed on the bleachers, Marshallese flags of every size unfurled in the stands, and an announcer’s voice ranged through a wave of static.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
The roughly six-ton spacecraft was supposed to unfurl a 2,400-square-foot communications array antenna and join a half-dozen other satellites undergoing tests for AST’s cellular broadband network.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2026
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Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Reblooming hydrangeas are part of the bigleaf group, but many of the reblooming types don’t unfurl a sizeable flush of flowers until summer.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
Feet slammed on the bleachers, Marshallese flags of every size unfurled in the stands, and an announcer’s voice ranged through a wave of static.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
The roughly six-ton spacecraft was supposed to unfurl a 2,400-square-foot communications array antenna and join a half-dozen other satellites undergoing tests for AST’s cellular broadband network.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2026
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The chain eventually expanded to other nameplates — Banana Republic and Old Navy — and now generates more than $15 billion in sales globally.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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That means expanding the Renter’s Tax Credit, protecting homeowners from rising costs and making sure renters know their rights and can access homelessness prevention services.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Batting from the right side, Romo’s home run to left-center against Suter in the sixth extended the lead to 4-1.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Coach Luis Enrique's PSG is at full strength while Vincent Kompany's Bayern has already clinched a record-extending 35th Bundesliga championship and remains on course for a treble.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Though McCoy’s plot is often murkier than the polluted lake around which its events unfold, her voice, highly attuned to sensory experience, shines through.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Choose one direction, adjust as needed, and let clarity guide your next step forward with confidence and steady follow-through while staying flexible in how things unfold.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Minnesota and Montreal had already been playing fast and aggressive hockey against one another to open the 2026 Walter Cup Playoffs.—
Theodore Tollefson,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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The Ice Cream Shack, which opened in late April from owner Jorge Prado, leans into both scoops and paletas with flavors like cheesecake, Dubai chocolate, Ferrero Rocher, lemon, mango, tres leches and watermelon.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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“Unfurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfurl. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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