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
Similarly touching sentiments had been expressed during Wrexham’s first two games back in the Championship, including a banner reading ‘Mr Wrexham’ that was unfurled before kick-off at Southampton on the opening day.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Freeman tied on an apron, unfurled an olive-green wrap encasing his chef’s knife and set up behind a metal counter facing the empty dining room.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
Under a bright sun Friday, Bay Area officials, Korean and U.S. diplomats and cultural performers in bright, billowing hanbok dresses crowded onto the Mayor’s Balcony at San Francisco City Hall as the national flag of the Republic of Korea unfurled over the Civic Center Plaza below.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
In their open letter, RBO staff expressed solidarity with the dancer who unfurled the Palestinian flag.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Freeman tied on an apron, unfurled an olive-green wrap encasing his chef’s knife and set up behind a metal counter facing the empty dining room.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
Under a bright sun Friday, Bay Area officials, Korean and U.S. diplomats and cultural performers in bright, billowing hanbok dresses crowded onto the Mayor’s Balcony at San Francisco City Hall as the national flag of the Republic of Korea unfurled over the Civic Center Plaza below.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
In their open letter, RBO staff expressed solidarity with the dancer who unfurled the Palestinian flag.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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The tournament expanded from 24 teams to 32 at the start of the 1999-2000 season, with a second group stage then played before being replaced with the round of 16 in 2003-04.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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This shift is reinforced by Russia’s push to expand its eastward infrastructure through the Power of Siberia pipelines cementing a more permanent divide in global energy markets.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The driller responsible for it, Patton Exploration, solicited companies to extend a pipeline to the oil well to capture the gas and evaluated whether the gas could be used to mine bitcoin.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Bullion hit fresh highs this week, with spot values extending their record run above the $3,500 mark into the middle of the week.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The rarity unfolded five innings after a fellow member of the Padres’ pitching staff found himself on the wrong side of a more ignominious chain of events.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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While the Holocaust Museum highlights past atrocities, mass violence and persecution continue to unfold.—
Kelly Haramis,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The film opens just as its predecessor ended, with a handy recap explaining how Ne Zha and his angelic counterpart, Ao Bing, ended up in need of bodily reincarnation.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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For the Cowboys, the scoring opened with two touchdown drives finished off by Javonte Williams rushing scores and two Brandon Aubrey field goals.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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