unfurl
verb
un·furl
ˌən-ˈfər(-ə)l 
unfurled; unfurling; unfurls
: to release from a furled state
: to open out from or as if from a furled state : unfold
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Examples of unfurl in a Sentence
after the protestors had unfurled their banner, it stretched from one side of the visitors' gallery to the other
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Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
The spacecraft, about the size of a microwave oven, unfurled its sail—which billowed out to 860 square feet—in late August.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
The action unfurls not in ancient Thebes, said Sarah Hemming in the Financial Times, but in a modern-day suburban home, where King Creon is Chris, his niece Antigone is Annie, and her sister Ismene is Issy.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 17 Oct. 2024
The film, meanwhile, unfurls at the languid, gentle pace established in its opening moments.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Unfurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfurl. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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unfurl
verb
un·furl
ˌən-ˈfər(-ə)l
: to loose from a furled state : open or spread : unfold
unfurl sails
unfurl a flag
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