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
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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The meal will unfurl over 12 courses with cooks serving the food.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
Halftime dancer unfurls Palestine flag during Kendrick Lamar's 2025 Super Bowl show, gets tackled by security
The Center for Jewish Nonviolence shared videos on BlueSky taken by members of the organization and York University doctoral candidate Anna Lippman, which document the attack.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Trump is set to visit the UK on a second state visit soon; this time, the invitation from King Charles III was gleefully unfurled by Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, in the White House, and was met with tacit acceptance back home.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
At a 1970 campus speech by Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban, students in the gallery unfurled a banner that read: Fight Zionist Imperialism.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2025
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
Halftime dancer unfurls Palestine flag during Kendrick Lamar's 2025 Super Bowl show, gets tackled by security
The Center for Jewish Nonviolence shared videos on BlueSky taken by members of the organization and York University doctoral candidate Anna Lippman, which document the attack.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Trump is set to visit the UK on a second state visit soon; this time, the invitation from King Charles III was gleefully unfurled by Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, in the White House, and was met with tacit acceptance back home.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
At a 1970 campus speech by Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban, students in the gallery unfurled a banner that read: Fight Zionist Imperialism.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Unfurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfurl. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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