uncompress
verb
un·com·press
ˌən-kəm-ˈpres 
uncompressed; uncompressing; uncompresses
computers
: decompress, unzip
… you can view the archived files without having to uncompress, or unzip, them first.—
Inc.
Inc.… the file was compressed during the sending process, and your system lacks the necessary utility to uncompress the file.—Richard Peters and Robert Sikorski
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Store any sleeping bag uncompressed, hanging inside a warm closet.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2024
Overnight surgery to uncompress the spine and remove bone fragments.
—Robert McCoppin, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2018
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Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2024
Overnight surgery to uncompress the spine and remove bone fragments.
—Robert McCoppin, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2018
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“Uncompress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompress. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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