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
Activists from the international environmental group Greenpeace and campaign group Everyone Hates Elon unfurled a giant banner on Monday in Venice's St. Mark's Square, calling for Bezos to pay higher taxes.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
For Duy Nguyen-Amigo, an emerging Vietnamese-American musician from Garden Grove, coming out as gay began with a life-changing instant that unfurled into a years-long odyssey to find acceptance from his family and community.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
Prime Day is Amazon’s biggest shopping holiday of the year, unfurling literally millions of discounts and coupons on items across categories, including furniture and decor, with new deals added to the site every five minutes.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2025
That’s enough to keep your small gadgets going, and when the power runs out, simply unfurl the book-sized 40-watt solar panel.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
For Duy Nguyen-Amigo, an emerging Vietnamese-American musician from Garden Grove, coming out as gay began with a life-changing instant that unfurled into a years-long odyssey to find acceptance from his family and community.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
Prime Day is Amazon’s biggest shopping holiday of the year, unfurling literally millions of discounts and coupons on items across categories, including furniture and decor, with new deals added to the site every five minutes.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2025
That’s enough to keep your small gadgets going, and when the power runs out, simply unfurl the book-sized 40-watt solar panel.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfurl
Verb
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The 8000 was born after the engineers at GE Aerospace reconfigured the Passport’s software and McCullough’s team expanded the fuel capacity in the wings.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
26 July 2025
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Once a colony forms, more ants will follow and the colony will start to expand.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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Robert drove in Benintendi with a single, extending the lead to 3-0.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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What happens when these results are extended across the population as a whole?—
Laura Clawson,
JSTOR Daily,
19 July 2025
Verb
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But the way their loss unfolded in Monday’s series opener against the Royals created a frustrating backdrop to a stretch where the Cubs have tried to focus on their play while Milwaukee mounted a charge up the standings to the best record in baseball.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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The moments unfolded during the King's visit to Newmarket with Queen Camilla.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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But the opponent was too much to handle, as Team Collier opened a 17-point lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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To kick off the day after doors opened at 12:30, local opening acts Laamar and Raffaella, with her delightful poppy earworms, commanded sizable and particularly engaged audiences.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
20 July 2025
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“Unfurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfurl. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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