unpicked; unpicking; unpicks
: to undo by taking out stitches
unpick sewing/embroidery/knitting
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Themes pick and unpick themselves as neurotically as László Tóth (Adrien Brody) sketches out designs for a community center at the behest of his mercurial patron (Guy Pearce), but Blumberg also constructs a musical journey between characters and across decades with his music.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
His characteristics are based on short, neat passes, providing guile to unpick deep-sitting blocks and work in tight areas.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Reeves and Prime Minister Keir Starmer have pledged to unpick the country’s labyrinthine planning laws, and Reeves took direct aim at environmental requirements that have stalled large-scale construction efforts.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
The drug's distribution in the U.S. by cartels has been a focus for the federal government, which has had to work to unpick a complex, global network—including pill pressers, transporters and money launderers—in an attempt to cut off the flow into the country.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
His characteristics are based on short, neat passes, providing guile to unpick deep-sitting blocks and work in tight areas.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Reeves and Prime Minister Keir Starmer have pledged to unpick the country’s labyrinthine planning laws, and Reeves took direct aim at environmental requirements that have stalled large-scale construction efforts.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
The drug's distribution in the U.S. by cartels has been a focus for the federal government, which has had to work to unpick a complex, global network—including pill pressers, transporters and money launderers—in an attempt to cut off the flow into the country.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Unpick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpick. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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