as in to expand
to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area
after the protestors had unfurled their banner, it stretched from one side of the visitors' gallery to the other
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Recent Examples of unfurl
The Dodgers came and went without them being unfurled in celebration.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
His work featured a nude male athlete unfurling the Swedish flag as behind him athletes waved flags of other participating nations.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Installed throughout wealthy industrialist Andrew Carnegie’s former mansion, a 64-room Georgian Revival on Manhattan’s Upper East Side—Cooper Hewitt’s location since 1976—the exhibition unfurls over the building’s four opulent floors.
—Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
The spacecraft, about the size of a microwave oven, unfurled its sail—which billowed out to 860 square feet—in late August.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
His work featured a nude male athlete unfurling the Swedish flag as behind him athletes waved flags of other participating nations.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Installed throughout wealthy industrialist Andrew Carnegie’s former mansion, a 64-room Georgian Revival on Manhattan’s Upper East Side—Cooper Hewitt’s location since 1976—the exhibition unfurls over the building’s four opulent floors.
—Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
The spacecraft, about the size of a microwave oven, unfurled its sail—which billowed out to 860 square feet—in late August.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Plans are underway to expand the facility in Cancún and build partnerships with hospitals and research institutions across the globe.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Vacancies have risen because apartment supply is expanding and demand has fallen as consumers worry about the economy and inflation.Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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This school year, the CIF Southern Section extended competitive equity beyond football and basketball to playoffs in all sports.Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Trump had called for the federal debt ceiling to be removed or extended to 2029, neither of which featured in Friday's legislation.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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This December, the Caroling Party unfolded in a one-story ranch-style house in the Villages of Shady Hollow subdivision, located just off Frate Barker Road.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
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This cuvée continually unfolds in the glass - this is a memorable wine!Tom Hyland, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The narrow route, first opened by the U.S. in 1914, allows cargo vessels to travel between the American continents rather than having to circumnavigate them, reducing transit times.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Waffle House, 326 S. Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet; 819 S. Cumberland Street, Lebanon; 380 State Route 109, Lebanon: All locations open 24 hours. Gourmet Donuts, 3993 B, N. Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet: To open 6 a.m.-noon, owner Tony Chou said.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Unfurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfurl. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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