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Recent Examples of uncoil
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.
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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
Then, four small rovers would slowly uncoil nearly 30 miles of wire and 128 antennas into a spiral pattern covering some 6 miles.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2021
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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
Then, four small rovers would slowly uncoil nearly 30 miles of wire and 128 antennas into a spiral pattern covering some 6 miles.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2021
See all Example Sentences for uncoil
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoil
Verb
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Lenovo Lenovo The keyboard includes a button for making the screen unroll.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Jan. 2025
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The intertwining plots unroll in a mishmash of styles.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The pressure of playing in the NHL is as intense as ever, and the need for players to unwind remains.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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With scalloped mint green umbrellas, a bubbling fountain, and a standalone sauna, the outdoor relaxation area offers a sunny spot to unwind before or after your treatment, and just inside the glass French doors, the indoor relaxation lounge offers light bites and plush chairs to cozy into.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Hairdresser Rena Calhoun styled Madison’s dark tresses straightened, while makeup artist Melissa Hernandez gave her coral blush and a rosy terracotta lip.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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Or lift your head and shoulders off the mat and straighten your legs.—
Emma Yasinski,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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 2 Feb. 2025.
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