as in to uncoil
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Recent Examples of unspool
One event that will carry on as initially planned: the Sundance Film Festival, which is readying to unspool its 2025 edition in Park City, Utah in less than two weeks.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
The canister pops open to unspool water-resistant string lights (IPX4).
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
To get people interested in Lay’s potato chips, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay will unspool a cinematic, minute-long spot all about the travails of potato farmers, complete with a raging thunderstorm, a young girl and an absence of dialogue.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
With snow on the ground and a cloud of uncertainty hanging over its next-to-last edition in Park City, the 41st annual Sundance Film Festival returns to its high-altitude Utah home, where the country’s most important showcase for independent cinema will unspool in person from Jan. 23-Feb. 2, 2025.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
The canister pops open to unspool water-resistant string lights (IPX4).
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
To get people interested in Lay’s potato chips, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay will unspool a cinematic, minute-long spot all about the travails of potato farmers, complete with a raging thunderstorm, a young girl and an absence of dialogue.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
With snow on the ground and a cloud of uncertainty hanging over its next-to-last edition in Park City, the 41st annual Sundance Film Festival returns to its high-altitude Utah home, where the country’s most important showcase for independent cinema will unspool in person from Jan. 23-Feb. 2, 2025.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspool
Verb
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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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However, in the months following the expiry of continuous enrollment, KFF surveys revealed that many individuals did not understand the implications of the unwinding process.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Cannabis products can be a wonderful way to unwind, pamper yourself, and experience a deep sense of relaxation.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Scientists are still untangling how meal size and timing might affect health.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Further research can help untangle the complex relationship between external stressors, media consumption and youth well-being, shedding light on how to best support adolescents during this formative stage of life.—
Yalda T. Uhls,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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But just over three weeks into Trump’s second presidency, much of that unity has unraveled.—
Christian Edwards, Helen Regan and Michael Rios,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Your husband starts his political rise in the late ‘50s, tasked with unraveling the game show scandal.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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The ensuing book, a taut, enthralling hybrid of fact and fiction impossible to disentangle, situates itself firmly in the mess — in a host of contradictions and uncertainties.—
Emily Eakin,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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That changed in 2021 under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, as part of an effort to disentangle finances between the city and the district.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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Twist hair onto the barrel, holding for a few seconds near the root, and then untwist.—
Claire Sullivan,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
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In rare cases, a volvulus can partially resolve on its own if the twist or obstruction is not severe and the intestine untwists spontaneously.—
Sarah Jividen,
Health,
22 Sep. 2024
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What’s more, giving yourself space to rest and introspect could help you unsnarl a problem that’s been weighing you down lately.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2022
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Supply chains have started to unsnarl, and commodity prices for oil and some grains have dipped after surging amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Jeanna Smialek,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2022
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“Unspool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspool. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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