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Recent Examples of unwrap
This holiday season, our family will still unwrap gifts and sit together at breakfast.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
This wearable blanket is a cozy treat that any homebody would love to unwrap this year, as are these plush bootie slippers that Oprah just raved about.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
They will then be challenged to dress completely in a hat, mittens, snow pants, and coat before having to unwrap a candy with their hands in mittens.
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 18 Dec. 2025
The agency suggests this so that if an item triggers an alarm, an officer can resolve the issue without needing to unwrap the gift.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
This wearable blanket is a cozy treat that any homebody would love to unwrap this year, as are these plush bootie slippers that Oprah just raved about.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
They will then be challenged to dress completely in a hat, mittens, snow pants, and coat before having to unwrap a candy with their hands in mittens.
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 18 Dec. 2025
The agency suggests this so that if an item triggers an alarm, an officer can resolve the issue without needing to unwrap the gift.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwrap
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In the waters off Singapore, a recently uncovered a shipwreck with a huge cargo of blue-and-white porcelain is shedding light on the storied Chinese craft produced during the turbulent era of the Mongol Empire.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Jiang and her team extracted samples from several human teeth uncovered during excavations at Jerash in the 1980s and analyzed them using two technologies.—
Durrie Bouscaren,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2026
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Eventually, a soldier came and returned my ID, removed the blindfold, untied me, and ordered me to go south immediately.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Romero said their hands were eventually untied and they were ultimately released.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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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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“Unwrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwrap. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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