unspooled; unspooling; unspools
1
: to unwind from a spool
unspool the cable
2
: to execute or present artfully or gracefully
unspooled a jump shot
unspooling an intricate tale
: to be presented or revealed on or as if on a movie screen
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Set to unspool the week after Universal’s M3GAN spin-off Soulm8te, Mutiny‘s opening weekend is currently unoccupied by other titles.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
And an entirely different argument begins to unspool.
—Rebekah Taussig, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
The twists and turns of Prime Target defy explanation yet are delightful to unspool.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Trinity Metro planners had intended to unspool the line into Near Southside before launching the service, but budgetary constraints forced them to bench the initiative.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
And an entirely different argument begins to unspool.
—Rebekah Taussig, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
The twists and turns of Prime Target defy explanation yet are delightful to unspool.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Trinity Metro planners had intended to unspool the line into Near Southside before launching the service, but budgetary constraints forced them to bench the initiative.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unspool
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“Unspool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspool. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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