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Recent Examples of uncoil
Looking over a wobbly guardrail, Dale Landmann uncoiled a few feet of rope, cautiously lowering a white plastic pipe into the opaque waters of the Calumet River on a recent hot weekday morning.
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
This made coiling and uncoiling the hose go a lot smoother.
—Kate Morgan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
Italian start-up Kite gen employs the same concept but uses a giant kite rather than a glider to uncoil the tether.
—Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2011
Then, four small rovers would slowly uncoil nearly 30 miles of wire and 128 antennas into a spiral pattern covering some 6 miles.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2021
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
This made coiling and uncoiling the hose go a lot smoother.
—Kate Morgan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
Italian start-up Kite gen employs the same concept but uses a giant kite rather than a glider to uncoil the tether.
—Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2011
Then, four small rovers would slowly uncoil nearly 30 miles of wire and 128 antennas into a spiral pattern covering some 6 miles.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoil
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The doctor unrolls some of this wet material, which looks like white slimy cloth, and starts to wrap it around István’s arm and hand, on top of the bandage that’s already there.David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
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Several years later, Oura has now unrolled a new app design that will be available to all Oura members in the coming weeks, not months.Adrienne So, WIRED, 3 Oct. 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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The wireless gadget uses flexing copper plates that conform to the shape of your hair, straightening it quickly with minimal heat exposure.Clara McMahon, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Conway’s initials tasks were to unbend the chassis, straighten the body, and rebuild the engine.Howard Walker, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
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Exhale, lower the bridge down, then uncurl the trunk to bring the right hip and shoulder back to the ground.Jen Murphy, WSJ, 16 June 2022
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My heaven is alpine: krummholz giving way to granite, and the sky uncurling from fast-moving clouds.Gretel Ehrlich, The Atlantic, 2 May 2020
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“Uncoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoil. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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