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Recent Examples of unroll
The railway system would operate autonomously; the tracks could unroll directly onto the surface without the need for major on-site construction.
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Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 21 May 2024
Following the discovery, historians tried unrolling some of the scrolls on various occasions over the years.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2024
The change started unrolling for users last week, Meta confirmed to NPR on Monday.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
By using computer technology and advanced artificial intelligence, researchers can now analyze the Herculaneum scrolls without unrolling and risking damage to the extremely fragile documents.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
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Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 21 May 2024
Following the discovery, historians tried unrolling some of the scrolls on various occasions over the years.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2024
The change started unrolling for users last week, Meta confirmed to NPR on Monday.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
By using computer technology and advanced artificial intelligence, researchers can now analyze the Herculaneum scrolls without unrolling and risking damage to the extremely fragile documents.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unroll
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But during the middle stretch, everyone limbers up—Discs 15 and 16, afternoon and evening shows in Houston, are particularly loose and swinging, Robbie uncoiling like a snake.Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
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As the verse uncoils, Em offers an R.I.P. to both Diddy’s late buddy the Notorious B.I.G. and his late nemesis Tupac Shakur, but with a twist that brings the subject back to Combs.Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
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Unclench your jaw, relax your shoulders and take some time to unwind instead.Lucille Sherman, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Along with the desk and chair, there’s a cosy armchair and footstool, perfect for unwinding with a book.Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 25 Oct. 2024
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Instead of putting a wig on LaBelle, Thompson instead had her key hairstylist straighten his hair each morning because LaBelle wasn’t accustomed to wearing wigs.Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024
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Step one foot back and straighten your knee to target the gastrocnemius muscle.Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 1 Nov. 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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“Unroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unroll. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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