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Recent Examples of unroll
The Vesuvius Challenge is using AI to virtually unroll Pompeii’s ancient scrolls
Jack Knudson is an assistant editor at Discover with a strong interest in environmental science and history.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
However, they are too badly burned—and too fragile—to be unrolled by hand, though many have tried over the past 270 years.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Lenovo Lenovo The keyboard includes a button for making the screen unroll.
—Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
The intertwining plots unroll in a mishmash of styles.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
However, they are too badly burned—and too fragile—to be unrolled by hand, though many have tried over the past 270 years.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Lenovo Lenovo The keyboard includes a button for making the screen unroll.
—Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
The intertwining plots unroll in a mishmash of styles.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unroll
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Over 100 snakes removed from homeowner’s garden in Sydney A sight like this would rattle the nerves of most homeowners … Read how a snake catcher uncoiled the mystery behind a backyard snake infestation.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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The snake uncoiled and hung down between the engine and the tire, looking at him with yellow beady eyes.—
Karen Bartunek,
The Arizona Republic,
13 Nov. 2024
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It is intended as a space for unwinding, entertaining, or simply watching the fog roll in above the skyline.—
Jennifer Lee,
Forbes,
26 Mar. 2025
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Short present-moment awareness can unwind stress, reset your brain, clear your head and raise your energy level.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
26 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2025
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Try to stack your shoulders vertically, reaching your right fingertips toward the ceiling while straightening your right leg only.—
Dana Santas,
CNN,
23 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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“Unroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unroll. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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