as in to uncoil
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Recent Examples of unspool
The Brooklyn rapper’s thoughts scan well on paper, then unspool in a delivery that lets the internal rhyme structure provide the emotional emphasis.
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Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2024
In addition, Amazon MGM is making 35mm prints of the film that will unspool for the December release dates.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
But the melodrama is perhaps the point—grief, Rooney recognizes, rarely unspools at anything like a measured pace or intensity.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
Filomena, a local woman hired as the groundskeeper, becomes a sympathetic listener as Alma’s characters unspool their secret tales.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Sep. 2024
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Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2024
In addition, Amazon MGM is making 35mm prints of the film that will unspool for the December release dates.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
But the melodrama is perhaps the point—grief, Rooney recognizes, rarely unspools at anything like a measured pace or intensity.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
Filomena, a local woman hired as the groundskeeper, becomes a sympathetic listener as Alma’s characters unspool their secret tales.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 15 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspool
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The snake uncoiled and hung down between the engine and the tire, looking at him with yellow beady eyes.Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
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But during the middle stretch, everyone limbers up—Discs 15 and 16, afternoon and evening shows in Houston, are particularly loose and swinging, Robbie uncoiling like a snake.Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
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One factor delaying a downtown renaissance is that some key properties are encumbered by securitized mortgages, which are taking time to unwind.Marc Joffe, National Review, 12 Dec. 2024
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The agency is seeking to unwind its acquisition of Instagram and Whatsapp.Jody Godoy, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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More From the Los Angeles Times California A rescue crew tried to untangle a humpback in Newport Beach.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Tools like the Family Enterprise Sanity Check provide a structured approach to untangling these intricate dynamics.Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In fact, anyone who’s flown to it hoping to unravel its mysterious past was never heard from again.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Some individuals of the species might have been swimming there since colonial times — and researchers are just beginning to unravel how.Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Patel has talked about disentangling the FBI’s intelligence-gathering operations — now a core function of the bureau’s mandate — from the rest of its operations.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2024
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Biden-Harris have worked to disentangle supply chains, easing price inflation, despite an unprecedented succession of interest rate hikes by the Fed.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
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In rare cases, a volvulus can partially resolve on its own if the twist or obstruction is not severe and the intestine untwists spontaneously.Sarah Jividen, Health, 22 Sep. 2024
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It’s got a rubber bumper around the upper rim that makes the lid a breeze to untwist and a protective bumper at the base that keeps it from easily toppling over.Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 6 Aug. 2024
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What’s more, giving yourself space to rest and introspect could help you unsnarl a problem that’s been weighing you down lately.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022
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Supply chains have started to unsnarl, and commodity prices for oil and some grains have dipped after surging amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2022
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“Unspool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspool. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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