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Recent Examples of unzip
After unzipping his jacket and taking off his shirt, multiple gunshot wounds are seen on the man's chest and abdomen.
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Bryce Buyakie, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
Then, unzip the mattress on all three sides and start filling it with each layer.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
Cats' sins against humanity have been well-documented, from Rebel Wilson unzipping her fur to cockroaches with human faces.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
As backpacks unzip and classrooms reopen, New York City students are returning to school riding a wave of historic gains in reading and math, which is no accident, as dedicated educators are leading high-quality instruction efforts through the city’s NYC Reads and NYC Solves initiatives.
—Marielys Divanne, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
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Bryce Buyakie, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
Then, unzip the mattress on all three sides and start filling it with each layer.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
Cats' sins against humanity have been well-documented, from Rebel Wilson unzipping her fur to cockroaches with human faces.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
As backpacks unzip and classrooms reopen, New York City students are returning to school riding a wave of historic gains in reading and math, which is no accident, as dedicated educators are leading high-quality instruction efforts through the city’s NYC Reads and NYC Solves initiatives.
—Marielys Divanne, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unzip
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It can be worn buttoned or unbuttoned with a tank top underneath and slacks at the office, unbuttoned over a maxi dress to cookouts, or as a swimsuit cover-up poolside.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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It can be worn buttoned or unbuttoned over a summer tank top, and the slim collar and rolled sleeves add a pop of texture to its simple design.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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Kelce unfastened the clasp on another necklace and then a third, before Chris Jones, his teammate for a decade, walked over and approached him.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2026
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Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Amid the World Economic Forum’s confab in Davos, Switzerland—where coalition building and global cooperation are usually central themes—Trump unfurled a Western Hemisphere First school of thought that has roots in a Cold War understanding of geopolitical stasis.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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Launched in 2006, the 288-foot head turner has won over 18 awards for its innovative design, which includes 2,400 square meters of sails that unfurl in just six minutes and a three-deck atrium with sunlight.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2026
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According to the official, the suspect refused to roll his window down or get out of his car, so the officer broke a rear window and reached inside the car to unlock the door.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Assisted-driving tech is also considered a precursor to fully autonomous cars, which analysts say can unlock huge new markets for ride-hailing fleets as well as personal self-driving vehicles.—
Nora Eckert,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Well, technically in person: Shelley leaves the door ajar but doesn’t unlatch it, so Aggie has to plead her case through the crack.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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Raven is ever attentive to the imaging of the West as a kind of battleground, where surveillance (and the camera’s inexorable links to the military apparatus) tussles with sentimentality in a centuries-long project from which the national psyche cannot seem to unlatch.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Their characters also had a romantic history and a will-they-won't-they dynamic that unfolded amid the ER's chaos.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Legislature’s tax discussions are unfolding in the shadow of a controversial ballot measure proposal to impose a one-time tax on the state’s billionaires.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Unzip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unzip. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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