unzip

verb

Definition of unzipnext
as in to unbutton

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Recent Examples of unzip Detectives partially unzipped a bag and found a head and torso. — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Then, unzip the mattress on all three sides and start filling it with each layer. — Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026 According to Silverman, the officers unzipped the bag and saw a decomposed head and torso. — Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for unzip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unzip
  1. unbutton
  2. unfasten
  3. unfurl
  4. unlock
  5. unlatch
  6. unfold
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of unbutton
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  • Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.
    — Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of unfasten
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  • But only once, in 2018, did two plants actually unfurl on the same day.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Early in the film, Angela unfurls a rug onto the living room floor.
    — Emily Zemler, Architectural Digest, 10 July 2026
Definition of unfurl
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  • Compared to skunks and coyotes, raccoons were the quickest to discover that tapping the left button would release food, with most of the eight raccoon subjects unlocking the puzzle within one or two attempts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • But that’s Nolan, who’s always going to lead with his head and who even here circles around the sacking of Troy like the eventual sight of it will unlock all the anguish its protagonist feels but can’t express.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Definition of unlock
Verb
  • Throughout the day, anyone can unlatch the box, pick up a trinket and hopefully leave one behind to share.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 4 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of unlatch
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  • In a scene that unfolds in slow motion, a canister of tear gas is tossed into the couple’s home, tearing through their veil of domestic bliss.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • Beyond ornate 19th-century wrought-iron gates, walled gardens unfold as a series of outdoor rooms, with a formal knot garden by landscape architect Arabella Lennox-Boyd and borders by Mary Keen.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
Definition of unfold

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