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Recent Examples of uncoil
Stewart conveys this repression physically, through a defensive crouch that uncoils when under attack.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
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.
—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
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoil
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Firefly released a time-lapse video Monday from one of Blue Ghost's 12 cameras showing the spacecraft's top deck, with the Moon's cratered terrain unrolling beneath it.—
Kristin Shaw,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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Gemini has similarly erected guardrails around the ability to automatically make changes to a user’s long-term conversation memory, a feature Google, OpenAI, and other AI providers have unrolled in recent months.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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Every detail has been thoughtfully designed to reflect the soul of the destination, inviting guests to explore, discover and unwind in a truly exceptional setting.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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That suggests at least some hedge funds had to unwind short sales—when shares are sold on a bet that the seller can buy them back at a lower price, pocketing the difference as profit.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Mar. 2025
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The bulky root balls of containerized stock may need to be loosened up or their roots may be circling the container and will have to be pulled apart and straightened prior to planting. Vegetables.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
6 Mar. 2025
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One fall day in 1856, a family of Eastern gray squirrels in rural New York uncurled from a cozy nest in a chestnut tree, looked around, and joined half a billion other squirrels on a multi-state walkabout.—
Christine Peterson,
Vox,
23 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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“Uncoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoil. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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