as in straightening
to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls
you should unkink the garden hose before you turn on the water
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straightening
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The gold plates effortlessly glided through both my real hair and the clip-ins, straightening them evenly without any snags.—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
24 May 2026 -
West of Hoover Street, the grid reorients itself, straightening into an American-style street grid.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Unkinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unkinking. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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