as in expanding
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 unfurling
Mayfield rolled right with plenty of time before unfurling a long throw that threaded between Blankenship and rookie safety Drew Mukuba and struck Emeka Egbuka in stride for a 77-yard touchdown.
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Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
McCray redeemed himself after being thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the ninth by unfurling an outfield assist in extra innings.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Lancôme’s longevity adventure is unfurling, most recently with Absolue PDRN, which is said to augment a cell’s longevity mechanism to extend the skin’s youth.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
McCray redeemed himself after being thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the ninth by unfurling an outfield assist in extra innings.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Lancôme’s longevity adventure is unfurling, most recently with Absolue PDRN, which is said to augment a cell’s longevity mechanism to extend the skin’s youth.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfurling
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Other southern Arizona wineries are expanding with new eateries and event spaces to attract more visitors.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Now, Meta is expanding those protections beyond Instagram.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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In March 2023, Ottawa renewed the mandate, extending the mission through April 2026.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The deadlock in Congress stems from conflicting spending plans, with Republicans pushing for a clean bill, while Democrats have conditioned their support on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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On the morning of 9/11, Scott's company Ladder 118 was dispatched from its firehouse in Brooklyn to respond to the crisis unfolding at the World Trade Center.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The protests that are now unfolding are a result of that skepticism.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Analysts also observed that the industry remains extremely cautious in opening new factories.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Nvidia has been expanding in Taiwan, partnering with Foxconn and the government to build a 10,000-Blackwell GPU AI training and supercomputing facility in the south, opening a larger Taipei office, and collaborating with Taiwanese companies such as TSMC to build an AI infrastructure ecosystem.—
Yu-Tzu Chiu,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Unfurling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfurling. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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