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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 unfurled
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 June 2026
When unfurled, the inner side of the shroud reveals a logo combining the numbers 2 and 8.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
Oleg Cetinic,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Starting with a tone-setting marvel early, Room contorted and unfurled himself to 15 saves — including several other stupefying ones.
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Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in public, as an exceptional heat wave unfurled across parts of Europe.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
Twice during the game at the Lincoln Financial Field, the Brazil fans unfurled a fluttering banner celebrating five icons of five World Cup-winning teams; Didi, Garrincha, Pele, Romario and Ronaldo.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
His Bernstein had visceral, vernacular punch; his Verdi was ardent and spry; his Britten had the right textural grit; his Mozart unfurled with complicated grace.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The time is right when the plant has unfurled at least four sets of leaves.
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Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 June 2026
Earlier in the day, it was unfurled on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
During a Washington Nationals baseball game on May 17, 2026, three people unfurled a large banner from the upper deck of Nationals Park displaying a link to a white nationalist website.
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Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
Adjective
The next-gen satellites have antennas that cover nearly 2,400 square feet (223 square meters) when unfurled — that's larger than any other commercial communications arrays ever deployed in space.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 June 2026
When unfurled, the inner side of the shroud reveals a logo combining the numbers 2 and 8.
—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in public, as an exceptional heat wave unfurled across parts of Europe.
—
Oleg Cetinic,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Starting with a tone-setting marvel early, Room contorted and unfurled himself to 15 saves — including several other stupefying ones.
—
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in public, as an exceptional heat wave unfurled across parts of Europe.
—
ABC News,
21 June 2026
Twice during the game at the Lincoln Financial Field, the Brazil fans unfurled a fluttering banner celebrating five icons of five World Cup-winning teams; Didi, Garrincha, Pele, Romario and Ronaldo.
—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
His Bernstein had visceral, vernacular punch; his Verdi was ardent and spry; his Britten had the right textural grit; his Mozart unfurled with complicated grace.
—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The time is right when the plant has unfurled at least four sets of leaves.
—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 June 2026
Earlier in the day, it was unfurled on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
—
Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
During a Washington Nationals baseball game on May 17, 2026, three people unfurled a large banner from the upper deck of Nationals Park displaying a link to a white nationalist website.
—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfurled
Adjective
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Fold one corner down to create a triangle (the rest of the towel should remain unfolded and look like a rectangle attached to the triangle).
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The unfolded detail does not go unnoticed and is very much respected and appreciated.
Verb
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In his car, Lestat is no longer able to repress his memories after having opened the floodgates.
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Kyle Stowers opened the scoring with a 426-foot homer in the second, and Otto López drove him in from first with a go-ahead double in the fourth.
Adjective
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This matching option looks great unbuttoned and billowy, with one hem tucked in, or tied at the waist for a cropped look.
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Keeping the button down largely unbuttoned and the cuffs open keeps the look from feeling too buttoned up.
Verb
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Under his leadership, SMUD expanded workforce training programs, and joined the state’s Energy Imbalance Market, a wholesale energy-trading market that allows SMUD to buy low-cost renewable energy in real time, and sell excess energy to generate additional revenue.
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According to the agency, the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 law passed in the wake of the housing crash to tighten financial oversight, expanded its authority by giving it control over swaps, a type of derivative contract.
Adjective
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Federal officials detailed public safety hazards such as displaying a juvenile tiger in an open-top, unlocked enclosure during a 2008 public exhibition in South Carolina.
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Before that milestone, there’ll be a concentration of unlocked stock between September and November, leaving quite a bit of room for market volatility, according to Ahn.
Verb
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The board in recent months extended the interim top official, Denise Saddler, for another year.
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The United States first granted protections to Haitians in 2010 after a catastrophic earthquake and extended them multiple times amid ongoing gang violence that has displaced more than a million people, according to court documents.
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“Unfurled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfurled. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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