unwrapping

verb

present participle of unwrap
1
as in unwinding

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2
as in uncovering

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwrapping
  1. unwinding
  2. uncovering
  3. untying
  4. revealing
  5. unveiling
  6. exposing
  7. baring
  8. displaying
Verb
  • Its blazing 180-hertz refresh rate and 1ms response time ensure buttery-smooth gameplay when unwinding after lectures, while AMD FreeSync prevents screen tearing.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli has tracked this unwinding for decades.
    — Kate Vitasek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of unwinding
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  • Even Steve Harvey Couldn't Beat the Bureaucracy Harvey claims the platform's greatest strength lies in uncovering benefits people would otherwise overlook.
    — Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • This rich, yet often underknown history—quite literally buried beneath New York’s surface—is what Alan Michelson has spent the last 40 years uncovering.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of uncovering
Verb
  • The Nationals took the lead for good in the seventh inning when rookie John Klein allowed a solo home run to Keibert Ruiz, untying a game that pinch hitter Josh Bell had knotted up a half-inning earlier.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
Definition of untying
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  • In the 21st century, the performance record has been revealing.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • VelJohnson opened up to the host about the show’s lingering impact on viewers, revealing the line that’s most quoted back to him of the entire nine-season run.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of revealing
Verb
  • The group, unveiling Thursday, is primarily made up of professional bettors with prominent social media presences who actively use many of the top prediction market exchanges, including Kalshi.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Entertainment Weekly is unveiling an exclusive clip from My Life With the Walter Boys season 3.
    — Kat Pettibone, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of unveiling
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  • The arrest comes just months after Robinson was accused of exposing himself to a woman running on the Willow Trail in Folsom in April.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As fans of the trio’s former Bravo reality show know, the video of the FaceTime call at the center of the lawsuit was credited with exposing Sandoval and Leviss’ affair, leading to sky-high ratings for the show.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of exposing
Verb
  • His feelings for these boys are described with a soul-baring softness, especially striking for its divergence from Ellis’s usual ruthless unsentimentality.
    — Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and his 28-year-old girlfriend, Italian model Vittoria Ceretti, are baring it all during their Saint-Tropez yacht vacation.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of baring
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  • The company has also launched a small Crate for storing a growing collection and a 2x2 Frame for displaying favorite releases.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Companies can improve content for readers and retrieval systems by defining unfamiliar terms, answering specific questions directly, identifying authors, displaying publication and update dates and citing primary sources.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of displaying
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