as in extends
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 unfurls
On the Terrarium bangle, there’s even mushrooms in gold, while the Tree of Life unfurls its glittering branches inside the transparent dome of a pair of earrings.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfurls
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With drought conditions expected to continue, officials say preparation extends beyond the fire line.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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That humble ethos still extends to how films are made.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
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The sequel significantly expands the scope of the original film’s story, moving from a single deadly night with one family into a much larger and more dangerous world of power-hungry rivals.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2026
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The darkly satiric film expands to LA, SF, and DC next week and nationwide throughout April.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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The exhibition opens with an intricate model of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher that Palestinian craftspeople in Bethlehem made of local materials including olive and pistachio wood, mother-of-pearl and camel bone.—
Sarah Kozlowski,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Residents have private access to the Denver Botanic Gardens and a back gate that opens onto Cheesman Park.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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Whether that tension ultimately benefits Rubio or Vance may depend on how the conflict unfolds.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Studiocanal movie, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, unfolds between Normandy and Paris and follows four distant cousins who reunite at a family home and retrace the journey of a 19th-century ancestor.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Unfurls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfurls. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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