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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unzipping
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Hardly out of her teens, Anna Christopherson is a Swedish immigrant, brought by her mother to Minnesota as a young child while her father, Chris (Brian d’Arcy James, unfurling in the role as if it were written for him), was constantly away at sea.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Dec. 2025 -
The source of her excitement was the slip of paper that Shaquille O’Neal was unfurling ahead on a panel of television screens, signifying arguably the most-favorable draw for the Americans.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
6 Dec. 2025
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There was minimal discussion of what was unfolding, letting the footage speak for itself.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Observers typically sit in the back of the courtroom notebook and pen in hand, documenting how the hearing is unfolding and how the individual is treated during the proceeding.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The commission also emphasized that Verizon’s stricter unlocking obligations never applied industry-wide.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Qureshi was tracked down through surveillance camera footage which allegedly showed a hooded figure unlocking the front door and entering the residence.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Unzipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unzipping. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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