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Recent Examples of unspool
Nine of these films unspool as world or international premieres, nine have received the support of the Atlas Workshops, the festival’s industry and talent development platform, and 14 represent their countries in the race for the Academy Awards.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Across forty pages of perfect derangement, Wagner uses her personal-finance handbook to unspool her divorce odyssey, seizing the ethos that no personal tragedy is too intimate to exploit.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The former will, before a collision, pull passengers back into the best position to absorb the impact of a crash by tightening the belt, while the latter — which activates milliseconds after a collision occurs — allows the seat belt to gently unspool to relieve the force on that person’s chest.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
McClanahan’s book spans generations to unspool and then weave together family connections.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Across forty pages of perfect derangement, Wagner uses her personal-finance handbook to unspool her divorce odyssey, seizing the ethos that no personal tragedy is too intimate to exploit.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The former will, before a collision, pull passengers back into the best position to absorb the impact of a crash by tightening the belt, while the latter — which activates milliseconds after a collision occurs — allows the seat belt to gently unspool to relieve the force on that person’s chest.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
McClanahan’s book spans generations to unspool and then weave together family connections.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspool
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Young helped uncoil her and stretch her out.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Over 100 snakes removed from homeowner’s garden in Sydney A sight like this would rattle the nerves of most homeowners … Read how a snake catcher uncoiled the mystery behind a backyard snake infestation.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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On the last Friday of each month from March through October, the Columbia Street Block Party is a chance for neighbors to unwind with classic cars, art, and food.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Courts have historically been more open to stopping a deal rather than unwinding one.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Feb. 2026
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Researchers at the Whitehead Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for example, developed an AI model to predict a protein’s destination within human cells based on its amino acid sequence, a finding that could help untangle the role of mis-localization in disease.—
Amanda Erickson,
STAT,
27 Feb. 2026
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They eventually were untangled, and the referees were convening at center ice when Tkachuk skated off the bench and toward the Red Wings penalty box to talk to Edvinsson.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Their bid to cash in on the find quickly unravels into a dangerous pursuit, as smugglers and rivals close in and an unlikely band of companions, including a resourceful fish vendor and a volatile local troublemaker, get swept up in the mayhem.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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High quality materials are number one—we’re talking all the most luxurious cottons, from Turkish to Supima—as well as a focus on designs that don’t unravel and discolor after a single wash.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
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Embedded in a patriarchal family within an oppressive society, Mrie faces the challenge of disentangling herself from both.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Beatrice and Eugenie appear to have quietly tried to disentangle themselves from their parents’ mess.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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In a feat of precision physics, researchers from Cornell and Stanford Universities have filmed atoms twisting and untwisting in perfect sync, a choreography that unfolds in just a trillionth of a second.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Nov. 2025
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In rare cases, a volvulus can partially resolve on its own if the twist or obstruction is not severe and the intestine untwists spontaneously.—
Sarah Jividen,
Health,
22 Sep. 2024
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How to unsnarl the emotions that play tug-of-war with our souls?—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
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During the recent supply-chain crisis, XPO helped unsnarl bottlenecks for customers in several industries.—
Joann S. Lublin,
Time,
27 Nov. 2022
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“Unspool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspool. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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