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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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
The plot unfurls from there as Mercury unravels both the mystery of why these thugs kidnapped Rachel, and a secret Glenn is keeping.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Curbed shapes in gleaming steel and mirror repeat everywhere, and a white, spiral staircase unfurls like a giant silk ribbon, leading visitors up to a vast ready-to-wear salon set up like some futuristic living room.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
But on the sidelines, a notable legal debate is unfurling about anonymity − both its virtues and its dangers.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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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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