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
Plunging back into the lower atmosphere, the capsule will rapidly decelerate, briefly subjecting the passengers to more than five times the normal force of gravity, before three large parachutes unfurl to slow the descent to about 16 mph.
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Jennifer Earl, Analisa Novak, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
Last year, three pro-Palestinian activists were arrested and charged with public order offenses after unfurling a banner covered in red handprints outside the building, the AP reported.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
Rather than risk damaging the brittle pages by removing the stitches and unfolding them, a team of researchers were able to conduct imaging and computed tomography, or CT, scans to create a 3D model of the papers and virtually unfurl them to read the story.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Copy Facebook Pinterest Photo by An Rong Xu From my airplane window, the Pearl River unfurled from fogged mountains in a glossy, pale-blue ribbon, a magisterial curve of water that defined the landscape with its flow.
—Bonnie Tsui, AFAR Media, 6 May 2025
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Jennifer Earl, Analisa Novak, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
Last year, three pro-Palestinian activists were arrested and charged with public order offenses after unfurling a banner covered in red handprints outside the building, the AP reported.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
Rather than risk damaging the brittle pages by removing the stitches and unfolding them, a team of researchers were able to conduct imaging and computed tomography, or CT, scans to create a 3D model of the papers and virtually unfurl them to read the story.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Copy Facebook Pinterest Photo by An Rong Xu From my airplane window, the Pearl River unfurled from fogged mountains in a glossy, pale-blue ribbon, a magisterial curve of water that defined the landscape with its flow.
—Bonnie Tsui, AFAR Media, 6 May 2025
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Now in its fourth year, Bleak Week is expanding across the country — and, via the Prince Charles Cinema, across the pond to London — to hold screenings at 11 venues in eight cities.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 May 2025
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Blockchain, once synonymous with cryptocurrency, is expanding into areas like secure transactions and transparent supply chains.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The mobile app now extends its utility as a productivity tool.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The bill extends Trump’s signature 2017 tax cuts and includes other revenue-cutting goodies like no taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security, with a potential price tag of more than $4.5 trillion.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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The forum unfolded against a backdrop of rising campus anxiety over immigration enforcement.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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In the early hours of the morning, a violent confrontation unfolded, with the two teenagers allegedly attacking McMorrow, seemingly without cause.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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The bill, aimed at rectifying inequality in land ownership left over from South Africa's racial apartheid system, opens pathways for the government to seize private land for public use – sometimes without compensation.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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In fact, many members of the crew have been involved in repairing the homes of their protagonists; and an all-filmmakers volunteer team has even opened a charitable foundation that raises outside money and brings in materials to rebuild liberated villages.—
Lauren Wissot,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
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“Unfurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfurl. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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